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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/185473/1388019
+
+lockfile="/tmp/duplicacy.lock"
+LOGFILE="/var/log/duplicacy/plexmediaserverMetadata_$(/bin/date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).log"
+
+
+if [ -e ${lockfile} ] && kill -0 `cat ${lockfile}`; then
+        echo "duplicacy backup already running" >> ${LOGFILE}
+        exit
+fi
+
+# make sure the lockfile is removed when we exit and then claim it
+trap "rm -f ${lockfile}; exit" INT TERM EXIT
+echo $$ > ${lockfile}
+
+# run the backup
+cd /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server
+/bin/duplicacy -verbose -log backup -stats >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
+
+# compress the logs
+/bin/gzip $(/bin/dirname ${LOGFILE})/*.log
+
+# clean up lockfile
+rm -f ${lockfile}
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