diff --git a/backups/monitored-backup b/backups/monitored-backup
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--- a/backups/monitored-backup
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+#!/usr/bin/nu
+
+# slug pattern:
+# {thing}-{location}-{kopia|zfs}
+
+let b2Repo = "/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config"
+let statusHost = "https://status.roo.lol"
+let pingKey = "pRybo-Yjebna0KHQCYCpTg"
+
+let jobs = [{ statusSlug: "photos-content-b2-kopia", type: "kopia", source: "/nas1/photos.roo.lol", target: $b2Repo, }
+           ,{ statusSlug: "photos-service-b2-kopia", type: "kopia", source: "/services/photos.roo.lol", target: $b2Repo, }
+           ,{ statusSlug: "network-fileshare-b2-kopia", type: "kopia", source: "/nas/files", target: $b2Repo, }
+           ,{ statusSlug: "vaultwarden-b2-kopia", type: "kopia", source: "/services/passwords.roo.lol", target: $b2Repo, }
+           ,{ statusSlug: "zendo-home-azul-zfs", type: "zfs", source: "backups@zendo.brechtel:rpool/home", target: "dune/backups/zendo/home"}
+	   ]
+
+def backup [job] {
+  if job.type == "kopia" {
+    kopiaBackup job
+  } else if job.type == "zfs" {
+    zfsBackup job
+  } else {
+    print $ "Invalid job type: " + job.type
+  }
+}
+
+def zfsBackup [job] {
+  let cmdStart = "zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive"
+  let cmd = $"($cmdStart) ($job.source) ($job.target)"
+  logStartJob $job.statusSlug
+  print $"running command: ($cmd)"
+  logFinishedJob $job.statusSlug
+}
+
+def kopiaBackup [job] {
+  #using sudo is annoying but since this is backing up docker containers
+  #the permissions are often wrong. I should be using podman + rootless
+  let cmd = $"sudo kopia --config-file=($job.target) snapshot create ($job.source)"
+  logStartJob $job.statusSlug
+  print $"running command: ($cmd)"
+  logFinishedJob $job.statusSlug
+}
+
+def logStartJob [slug] {
+  print $"starting job: ($slug)"
+  curl -s $"($statusHost)/ping/($pingKey)/($slug)/start"
+}
+ 
+def logFinishedJob [slug] {
+  print $"finished job: ($slug)"
+  curl -s $"($statusHost)/ping/($pingKey)/($slug)"
+}
+
+def main [jobName] {
+  let job = $jobs | where name == $jobName
+}
+ 
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /nas1/photos.roo.lol
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /services/photos.roo.lol
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /nas/files
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /services/passwords.roo.lol
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /services/paperless.roo.lol
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /services/caddy
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /services/kitchen.roo.lol
+#sudo kopia --config-file=/home/jbrechtel/kopia/leonard-brechtel-backup/repository.config snapshot create /services/ha.roo.lol/config/backups
+#
+#
+#echo "Backing up zendo.brechtel:rpool/home"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@zendo.brechtel:rpool/home dune/backups/zendo/home
+#
+#echo "Backing up zendo.brechtel:rpool/work/flipstone"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@zendo.brechtel:rpool/work/flipstone dune/backups/zendo/flipstone
+#
+#echo "Backing up zendo.brechtel:rpool/ROOT/archlinux"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@zendo.brechtel:rpool/root dune/backups/zendo/root
+#
+##echo "Backing up splendor.brechtel:zpcachyos/ROOT/cos/home"
+##zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@splendor.brechtel:zpcachyos/ROOT/cos/home dune/backups/splendor/home
+#
+##echo "Backing up splendor.brechtel:zpcachyos/ROOT"
+##zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@splendor.brechtel:zpcachyos/ROOT/cos/root dune/backups/splendor/root
+#
+#echo "Backing up pandemic:primary/services"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --skip-parent --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@pandemic.brechtel:primary/services dune/backups/pandemic/services
+#
+#echo "Backing up nas1/photos.roo.lol"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@pandemic:nas1/photos.roo.lol dune/backups/photos.roo.lol
+#
+#echo "Backing up nas1/maggie"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@pandemic:nas1/maggie dune/backups/files/maggie
+#
+#echo "Backing up nas1/maggie-kopia"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@pandemic:nas1/maggie-kopia dune/backups/maggie-kopia
+#
+#echo "Backing up nas1/files"
+#zfs --no-sync-snap --create-bookmark --no-privilege-elevation --recursive backups@pandemic:nas1/files dune/backups/files