Working script modified for use with working systemd service

borg/bin/backup

@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 ##
 #################################################################################
 
-
+ERRORLOG='/var/log/borg/error.log'
+LOGGING=error
 # Check if running as root
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
-    printf "Error: This script must be run as root (or via sudo).\n"
+	printf "Error: This script must be run as root (or via sudo).\n" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ if [ -f /opt/borg/etc/borg_environment ]; then
     # Ensure the variables sourced from the file are exported to child processes
     export BORG_REPO BORG_PASSPHRASE
 else
-    printf "Error: /opt/borg/etc/borg_environment not found.\n"
+    printf "Error: /opt/borg/etc/borg_environment not found.\n" | tee -a $ERRORLOG
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -54,34 +55,39 @@ borg create                         \
     --compression lz4               \
     --exclude-caches                \
     --exclude 'home/*/.cache/*'     \
+    --exclude 'var/log/journal'     \
+    --exclude 'var/log/borg'        \
     --exclude 'var/tmp/*'           \
     --exclude 'var/games'           \
+    --exclude 'home/*/.var/app'     \
     --exclude 'home/*/Media'        \
-    --progress                      \
     ::'{hostname}-{now}'            \
     /etc                            \
     /home                           \
     /root                           \
     /var                            \
-    /opt
+    /opt			    \
+    2> >(tee -a $ERRORLOG >&2)
 
 backup_exit=$?
 
 # 2. Prune old backups
 info "Pruning repository"
 borg prune                          \
+    --verbose			    \
     --list                          \
     --glob-archives '{hostname}-*'  \
     --show-rc                       \
     --keep-daily    7               \
     --keep-weekly   4               \
-    --keep-monthly  6
+    --keep-monthly  6		    \
+    2> >(tee -a $ERRORLOG)
 
 prune_exit=$?
 
 # 3. Compact repository
 info "Compacting repository"
-borg compact
+borg compact --$LOGGING 2> >(tee -a $ERRORLOG >&2)
 
 compact_exit=$?
 
@@ -90,11 +96,11 @@ global_exit=$(( backup_exit > prune_exit ? backup_exit : prune_exit ))
 global_exit=$(( compact_exit > global_exit ? compact_exit : global_exit ))
 
 if [ "${global_exit}" -eq 0 ]; then
-    info "Backup, Prune, and Compact finished successfully"
+    info "Backup, Prune, and Compact finished successfully" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
 elif [ "${global_exit}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with warnings"
+    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with warnings" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
 else
-    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with errors"
+    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with errors" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
 fi
 
 exit "${global_exit}"