nextcloud / nextcloud/nextcloudpi

Progress bar during Backup

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Description

Description
I have about 1 TB on my NextcloudPi instance. Running backups through the backup option on the NCP panel in the shell takes very long and I cannot verify the progress of if the backup process is still running at all.

A simple progress bar or a percentage indicator in the shell during the backup would be of immense help.

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Research direction

Start by locating the shell command used by the NextcloudPi panel's backup option and trace how the backup process reports status. Add a progress bar or percentage indicator that remains visible during a backup, then verify that long-running backups clearly show ongoing progress and completion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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