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Implemented a simple mail notification after backups using mailx. This can be used to send mail via an external SMTP server. Syntax uniformity is questionable.

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Shows `/var/log/cron.log`
Additionally you can see the the full log, including restic output, of the last execution in `/var/log/backup-last.log`. When the backup fails the log is copied to `/var/log/restic-error-last.log`.
Additionally you can see the the full log, including restic output, of the last execution in `/var/log/backup-last.log`. When the backup fails the log is copied to `/var/log/restic-error-last.log`. If configured, you can find the full output of the mail notification in `/var/log/mail-last.log`.
# Customize the Container
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* `RESTIC_JOB_ARGS` - Optional. Allows to specify extra arguments to the back up job such as limiting bandwith with `--limit-upload` or excluding file masks with `--exclude`.
* `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` - Optional. When using restic with AWS S3 storage.
* `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` - Optional. When using restic with AWS S3 storage.
* `MAILX_ARGS` - Optional. If specified, the content of `/var/log/backup-last.log` is sent via mail after each backup using an *external SMTP*. To have maximum flexibility, you have to specify the mail/smtp parameters by your own. Have a look at the [mailx manpage](https://linux.die.net/man/1/mailx) for further information. Example value: `-e "MAILX_ARGS=-r 'from@example.de' -s 'Result of the last restic backup run' -S smtp='smtp.example.com:587' -S smtp-use-starttls -S smtp-auth=login -S smtp-auth-user='username' -S smtp-auth-password='password' 'to@example.com'"`.
## Volumes