--- title: Check Out Improved Proxmox Backup Client Helper Scripts description: An update to Proxmox Backup Client helper scripts now supports multiple backup targets in a single configuration. Previously limited to one directory via... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/check-out-improved-proxmox-backup-client-helper-scripts-stmidydm8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Check Out Improved Proxmox Backup Client Helper Scripts | daily.dev og:description: An update to Proxmox Backup Client helper scripts now supports multiple backup targets in a single configuration. Previously limited to one directory via... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/check-out-improved-proxmox-backup-client-helper-scripts-stmidydm8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/STmIDYdM8.png og:image:alt: Check Out Improved Proxmox Backup Client Helper Scripts og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Check Out Improved Proxmox Backup Client Helper Scripts **[Atomic Spin](https://daily.dev/sources/atomicobject)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An update to Proxmox Backup Client helper scripts now supports multiple backup targets in a single configuration. Previously limited to one directory via PBS_BACKUP_DIR, the scripts now accept a colon-separated list of paths via PBS_BACKUP_DIRS, with backward compatibility maintained. The accompanying Ansible role also supports the new multi-directory variable. Additional Ansible role improvements include specifying a Proxmox Backup Client version and architecture (including ARM for Raspberry Pi). ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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