Back Up Github Repos Releases And Gists With Github Backup

---
name: "Back up GitHub repos releases and gists with GitHub Backup"
slug: "back-up-github-repos-releases-and-gists-with-github-backup"
description: "Use GitHub Backup when an agent needs to mirror repositories, release assets, and gists into local storage on a schedule, instead of manually exporting GitHub content repo by repo."
github_stars: 33
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/SierraSoftworks/github-backup"
author: "Sierra Softworks"
publisher_type: "open_source_project"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "SierraSoftworks/github-backup"
  github_stars: 33
---

# Back up GitHub repos releases and gists with GitHub Backup

Use GitHub Backup when an agent needs to mirror repositories, release assets, and gists into local storage on a schedule, instead of manually exporting GitHub content repo by repo.

## Prerequisites

GitHub Backup binary or container image, GitHub token, local or mounted backup storage

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker run \

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- GitHub organizations and clone (or fetch) them to your local machine. It is designed to be run
- ## Example
- # Run the tool directly

- Source: https://github.com/SierraSoftworks/github-backup
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SierraSoftworks/github-backup/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/SierraSoftworks/github-backup

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/back-up-github-repos-releases-and-gists-with-github-backup/)