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+# docker-volume-backup
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+This image uses `offen/docker-volume-backup` as the base image, and adds some extra tools that are useful for performing volume backups:
+
+- `curl`
+- `rsync`
+- `rclone`
+
+This was created per the docs explaining how to [handle file uploads using third party tools](https://offen.github.io/docker-volume-backup/how-tos/handle-file-uploads-using-third-party-tools.html).
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+## Usage
+
+Check out the [offen/docker-volume-backup docs](https://offen.github.io/docker-volume-backup/reference/). Running this image will allow you to use any of the above tools in an execution script.
+