Script to backup Mikrotik config to disk, upload via FTP and ping healthchecks.io url.

routerbackup.rsc

# Settings
:local backupPath path/to/mikrotik.backup
:local healthchecksURL https://hc-ping.com/example
:local ftpAddress 192.168.1.10
:local ftpFullPath path/to/ftpserver/mikrotik.backup
:local ftpUser ftpuser
:local ftpPassword password

# Check if router can ping WAN
if ([/ping 8.8.8.8 count=5]=5) do={

# Create current backup to the set backup path
:execute [/system backup save name=$backupPath]
:log info "Creating backup of configuration..."
:delay 10s

# Get current date
:local currentDate [/system clock get date]

# Get existing backup file date
:local creationTime [/file get [/file find name=$backupPath] creation-time]
:local creationDate [/pick $currentDate 0 11]

# Compare creation date to current date.
:if ($creationDate = $currentDate) do={

# If dates match, upload current file to FTP server
:log info "Uploading file to $ftpAddress:$ftpFullPath"
:tool fetch mode=ftp upload=yes address=$ftpAddress src-path=$backupPath dst-path=$ftpFullPath user=$ftpUser password=$ftpPassword

# If dates match, ping healthchecks.io. If not; log warning.
:tool fetch mode=https url=$"healthchecksURL" http-method=get keep-result=no
:log info "Config backed up to $"backupPath", uploaded to $ftpAddress:$ftpFullPath and ping sent to healthchecks.io"
} else={:log warning "Failed to ping healthchecks.io... Current backup file not present."
}
} else={
:log warning "Ping failed to 8.8.8.8... Config not backed up."
}