remove database_backup.py, add note in README.md about what should be backed up

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72db833b..05ecbb73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Python3 event-driven modular IRC bot!
 ## Setup
 See [docs/help/setup.md](docs/help/setup.md).
 
+## Backups
+If you wish to create backups of your BitBot instance (which you should, [borgbackup](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) is a good option), I advise backing up the entirety of `~/.bitbot` - where BitBot by-default keeps config files, database files and rotated log files.
+
 ## Github, Gitea and GitLab web hooks
 I run BitBot as-a-service on most popular networks (willing to add more networks!) and offer github/gitea/gitlab webhook to IRC notifications for free to FOSS projects. Contact me for more information!
 
diff --git a/modules/database_backup.py b/modules/database_backup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cd9a01c9..00000000
--- a/modules/database_backup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import datetime, glob, os, shutil, time
-from src import ModuleManager, utils
-
-BACKUP_INTERVAL = 60*60 # 1 hour
-BACKUP_COUNT = 5
-
-class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
-    def on_load(self):
-        now = datetime.datetime.now()
-        until_next_hour = 60-now.second
-        until_next_hour += ((60-(now.minute+1))*60)
-
-        self.timers.add("database-backup", self._backup, BACKUP_INTERVAL,
-            time.time()+until_next_hour)
-
-    def _backup(self, timer):
-        location =  self.bot.database.location
-        files = glob.glob("%s.*.back" % location)
-        files = sorted(files)
-
-        while len(files) > 4:
-            os.remove(files[-1])
-            files.pop(-1)
-
-        suffix = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S")
-        backup_file = "%s.%s.back" % (location, suffix)
-        shutil.copy2(location, backup_file)
-
-        timer.redo()