Allow creation of machine specific configs.

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 .env
+
+# Configuration files except example
+configs/*
+!configs/example-config.json

README.md

@@ -32,7 +32,20 @@ After installation, you can run the `backup` command from any directory.
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Create new backup jobs by adding JSON configuration files to the `configs/` directory. Each configuration file should include:
+The `configs/` directory contains JSON configuration files for your backup jobs. The repository includes an example config file (`example-config.json`) that you can use as a template.
+
+> **Important:** All config files except `example-config.json` are ignored by git. This allows you to have different configurations on different machines without affecting other installations.
+
+To get started, copy the example file to create your own configuration:
+```bash
+# Copy example to create your own config
+cp configs/example-config.json configs/my-backup.json
+
+# Edit your new config file with your favorite editor
+nano configs/my-backup.json
+```
+
+Each configuration file should include:
 
 | Field | Description |
 |-------|-------------|
@@ -74,6 +87,8 @@ backup
 ./backup.py
 ```
 
+When executed, the script will process all JSON files in the `configs/` directory (except the example file), creating backups as specified in each configuration. If no valid config files are found, it will provide instructions for creating one.
+
 ### Scheduled Execution (Linux)
 
 Add a cron job to run backups automatically, for example weekly on Saturday at 1:05 AM:

backup.py

@@ -146,9 +146,19 @@ def local_backup(output_dir: Path, backup_name: str, inputs: list, ignore_patter
 
 def backup_all():
     config_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "configs"
-    config_files = sorted(config_dir.glob("*"))
-    print(config_files)    
+    # Get all JSON files except the example config
+    config_files = sorted([f for f in config_dir.glob("*.json") if f.name != "example-config.json"])
+    
+    if not config_files:
+        print("No configuration files found. Please create a config file in the 'configs' directory.")
+        print("You can copy the example-config.json to create your own configuration:")
+        print("cp configs/example-config.json configs/my-backup.json")
+        return
+        
+    print(f"Found {len(config_files)} config files: {[f.name for f in config_files]}")
+    
     for file in config_files:
+        print(f"\nProcessing backup configuration: {file.name}")
         text = file.read_text()
         config = json.loads(text)
         output_dir = Path(config["outputDir"]).expanduser().resolve()