restic #

Backup #

mount /dev/sdb /mnt
restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo init
cd /home/pipo/ansible

restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo backup .

# dry-run
# restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo backup . -n -vv | grep added  ## dry-run


restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo/ backup /home/pipo/ansible --tag Ansible --tag node1
restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo/ backup /netgear/Bckup-Win --tag Bckup-Win --tag node1
restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo/ snapshots

Show Backups #

# restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo snapshots
enter password for repository:
repository d102ab89 opened successfully, password is correct
ID        Time                 Host           Tags        Paths
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e7be4fe6  2023-04-08 14:56:54  node1.pipo.nl              /home/pipo/ansible
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1 snapshots
 

Restore #

# restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo restore ca5afc62 --target /tmp/pipo/

Browsing your backup #

# mkdir /tmp/restic
# restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo mount /tmp/restic

Removing Backups #

$ restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo/ snapshots
ID        Time                 Host           Tags        Paths
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e7be4fe6  2023-04-08 14:56:54  node1.pipo.nl              /home/pipo/ansible
ca5afc62  2023-04-08 15:01:45  node1.pipo.nl              /home/pipo/ansible
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 snapshots


# restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo forget e7be4fe6
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ca5afc62  2023-04-08 15:01:45  node1.pipo.nl              /home/pipo/ansible
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1 snapshots

now really remove them
#  restic -r /mnt/node1/restic-repo prune