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+# amanda-client
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+A container for running an amanda-client of the [Amanda](https://amanda.org] project
+within a containerized environment. This image is based on Debian:stable-slim.
+
+The image contains the minimal set of tools to run amanda-client and the client 
+software is compiled from the latest stable release available at the time of build.
+
+The container starts an inetd daemon that listens for connections and starts the amanda-client.
+It is **always** running as the user *backup*. This can not be changed at runtime only by
+creating an image of your own.
+
+## Authentication
+
+This container only supports authentication via SSL certificates. 
+
+**The container does not create any certificates**
+
+Certificates have to be provided by mounting a volume containing the certificate and key files:
+
+- mount the ca certificate file as `/usr/local/etc/amanda/ssl/CA/crt.pem`
+- mount the client certificate file as `/usr/local/etc/amanda/ssl/me/crt.pem`
+- mount the client key file as `/usr/local/etc/amanda/ssl/me/private/key.pem`
+
+Amanda also requires an authorization file which amanda-servers are allowed to connect to each client.
+
+- mount an amandahosts file as `/var/backups/amandahosts`
+
+A Typical amandahosts file looks like this:
+
+'''
+amanda-server-kslave-amd6401.amanda.svc.cluster.local   backup    noop, selfcheck, sendsize, sendbackup, amdump
+'''
+
+## USAGE
+
+You have to mount all volumes which should be backupd by Amanda into the container. For kubernetes 
+you have to run one amanda-client container per namespace and mount all PhysicalVolumeClaims for that namespace into the container.
+
+The path to this PVC has to be used within the amanda-servers disklist.
+
+There are no environment variables for running the client. You just mount all the required 
+files and start the container.
+
+## Authors 
+
+- Dominik Meyer <dmeyer@federationhq.de>
+
+## License
+
+GPLv3