Bookstrap Archive Project

Project Archive Command

Archive a completed or paused Bookstrap project with compression and optional cloud storage.

What It Does

• Exports complete project
• Compresses to minimal size
• Optionally uploads to cloud storage
• Creates archive metadata
• Optionally removes local files after archiving

Usage

/bookstrap-archive-project \
  --output archives/my-book-final.tar.gz \
  --compress-level 9 \
  --upload s3://my-bucket/archives/

Archive vs Export

Compression Levels

• --compress-level 1: Fast, larger files
• --compress-level 5: Balanced (default)
• --compress-level 9: Maximum compression, slower

Cloud Upload

S3-Compatible Storage

/bookstrap-archive-project \
  --output my-book.tar.gz \
  --upload s3://bucket-name/path/ \
  --s3-region us-east-1

Google Cloud Storage

/bookstrap-archive-project \
  --output my-book.tar.gz \
  --upload gs://bucket-name/path/

Azure Blob Storage

/bookstrap-archive-project \
  --output my-book.tar.gz \
  --upload azure://container-name/path/

Archive Metadata

Creates archive-metadata.json:

{
  "archive_name": "my-book-final.tar.gz",
  "created_at": "2026-02-01T12:00:00Z",
  "project_name": "My Book",
  "status": "completed",
  "archive_size_mb": 8.3,
  "compression": {
    "algorithm": "gzip",
    "level": 9,
    "original_size_mb": 45.2,
    "compressed_size_mb": 8.3,
    "ratio": 0.18
  },
  "contents": {
    "chapters": 12,
    "sections": 48,
    "words": 75420,
    "sources": 42,
    "entities": 156
  },
  "cloud_storage": {
    "uploaded": true,
    "location": "s3://my-bucket/archives/my-book-final.tar.gz",
    "checksum": "sha256:abc123..."
  },
  "restoration": {
    "command": "/bookstrap-restore-archive --input my-book-final.tar.gz",
    "requires": ["surrealdb", "python3"]
  }
}

Options

• --compress-level N: Compression level (1-9)
• --upload URL: Upload to cloud storage
• --remove-local: Remove local files after archive
• --encrypt: Encrypt archive with password
• --verify: Verify archive integrity after creation

Encryption

/bookstrap-archive-project \
  --output my-book.tar.gz.enc \
  --encrypt \
  --password-file .archive-password

Verification

After archiving, automatically verifies:

• Archive can be extracted
• Database backup is valid
• Checksums match
• No file corruption

Example

Archiving Bookstrap project...

Preparing archive...
├─ Collecting files... 1,247 files
├─ Compressing with level 9... 45.2 MB → 8.3 MB (81% reduction)
├─ Calculating checksums... Done
├─ Generating metadata... Done
└─ Verifying archive integrity... PASSED

Archive created: my-book-final.tar.gz (8.3 MB)

Uploading to cloud storage...
├─ Destination: s3://my-bucket/archives/my-book-final.tar.gz
├─ Upload progress: [████████████████████] 100%
├─ Verifying upload checksum... MATCH
└─ Upload complete

Archive complete!

Local archive: ./archives/my-book-final.tar.gz
Cloud location: s3://my-bucket/archives/my-book-final.tar.gz
Metadata: ./archives/my-book-final-metadata.json

To restore: /bookstrap-restore-archive --input my-book-final.tar.gz