self.backup_server = backup_server

        self.backup_file_path = '/tmp'

        logging.info('starting backup for %s', self.repos_path)

        logging.info('backup target %s', self.backup_file_path)

    def get_id_rsa(self, rsa_key):

        if not os.path.isfile(rsa_key):

            logging.error('Could not load id_rsa key file in %s', rsa_key)

            sys.exit()

    def get_repos_path(self, path):

        if not os.path.isdir(path):

            logging.error('Wrong location for repositories in %s', path)

            sys.exit()

        return path

    def backup_repos(self):

        bckp_file = os.path.join(self.backup_file_path, self.backup_file_name)

        tar = tarfile.open(bckp_file, "w:gz")

        for dir_name in os.listdir(self.repos_path):

            logging.info('backing up %s', dir_name)