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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+set -o allexport
+if test -f "/data/jottad/jottad.env"; then
+  source /data/jottad/jottad.env
+fi
+set +o allexport
+
+if test -f "/run/secrets/jotta_token"; then
+  JOTTA_TOKEN=`cat /run/secrets/jotta_token`
+fi
+
+# set timezone
+rm /etc/localtime
+ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/$LOCALTIME /etc/localtime
+
+# execute bash if given
+if [ $# -eq 1 ] && [ "$@" = "bash" ]; then
+  exec "$@"
+fi
+
+# chown jottad /var/lib/jottad -R
+mkdir -p /data/jottad
+ln -sfn /data/jottad /root/.jottad
+#mkdir -p /root/.config/jotta-cli
+mkdir -p /data/jotta-cli
+mkdir -p /root/.config
+ln -sfn /data/jotta-cli /root/.config/jotta-cli
+
+# start the service
+/usr/bin/run_jottad &
+
+# wait for service to fully start
+sleep 5
+
+# Exit on error no longer needed. Also, it would prevent detecting jotta-cli status
+set +e
+
+echo -n "Wait jottad to start for $STARTUP_TIMEOUT seconds. "
+# inspired by https://github.com/Eficode/wait-for
+while :; do
+  timeout 1 jotta-cli status >/dev/null 2>&1
+  R=$?
+
+  if [ $R -eq 0 ] ; then
+    echo "Jotta started."
+    break
+  fi
+
+  if [ $R -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Could not start jotta. Checking why."
+    
+    if [[ "$(timeout 1 jotta-cli status 2>&1)" =~ "Found remote device that matches this machine" ]]; then
+      echo -n "..found matching device name.."
+      /usr/bin/expect -c "
+      set timeout 1
+      spawn jotta-cli status
+      expect \"Do you want to re-use this device? (yes/no): \" {send \"yes\n\"}
+      expect eof
+      "
+
+    elif [[ "$(timeout 1 jotta-cli status 2>&1)" =~ "Error: The session has been revoked." ]]; then
+      echo -n "Session expired. Logging out."
+      /usr/bin/expect -c "
+      set timeout 20
+      spawn jotta-cli logout
+      expect \"Backup will stop. Continue?(y/n): \" {send \"y\n\"}
+      expect eof
+      "
+
+      echo -n "Logging in again."
+      # Login user
+      /usr/bin/expect -c "
+      set timeout 20
+      spawn jotta-cli login
+      expect \"accept license (yes/no): \" {send \"yes\n\"}
+      expect \"Personal login token: \" {send \"$JOTTA_TOKEN\n\"}
+      expect \"Do you want to re-use this device? (yes/no): \" {send \"yes\n\"}
+      expect eof
+      # TODO: Jotta may return "Found remote device that matches this machine", where a yes/no answer could be given automatically
+      "
+
+    elif [[ "$(timeout 1 jotta-cli status 2>&1)" =~ "Not logged in" ]]; then
+      echo -n "First time login. Logging in."
+
+      # Login user
+      /usr/bin/expect -c "
+        set timeout 20
+        spawn jotta-cli login
+        expect \"accept license (yes/no): \" {send \"yes\n\"}
+        expect \"Personal login token: \" {send \"$JOTTA_TOKEN\n\"}
+        expect {
+        eof {
+              exit 1
+          }
+          \"Devicename*: \" {
+            send \"$JOTTA_DEVICE\n\"
+            expect eof
+          }
+          \"Do you want to re-use this device? (yes/no):\" {
+            send \"yes\n\"
+            expect eof
+          }
+        }
+      "
+      R=$?
+      if [ $R -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Login failed"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$STARTUP_TIMEOUT" -le 0 ]; then
+    echo "waited for too long to start ($STARTUP_TIMEOUT seconds)"
+    echo "ERROR: Not able to determine why Jotta cannot start:"
+    jotta-cli status
+    exit 1
+    break
+  fi
+
+  STARTUP_TIMEOUT=$((STARTUP_TIMEOUT - 1))
+  echo -n ".$STARTUP_TIMEOUT."
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+
+echo "Adding backups"
+
+for dir in /backup/* ; do if [ -d "${dir}" ]; then set +e && jotta-cli add "${dir}" && set -e; fi; done
+
+# load ignore file
+if [ -f /config/ignorefile ]; then
+  echo "loading ignore file"
+  jotta-cli ignores set /config/ignorefile
+fi
+
+# set scan interval
+echo "Setting scan interval"
+jotta-cli config set scaninterval $JOTTA_SCANINTERVAL
+
+jotta-cli tail &
+
+R=0
+while [[ $R -eq 0 ]]
+do
+	sleep 15
+	jotta-cli status >/dev/null 2>&1
+        R=$?
+done
+
+echo "Exiting:"
+jotta-cli status
+exit 1
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