Backups

Types of backup §

1 - Entire System backup 2 - system states and configurations 3 - Data 4 - VMs

Storage Backends: Local: HDD Cloud: Backblaze B2

Tools: Backup: Restic Monitoring: Testing: Analysis:

Current Solutions §

chezmoi + Github: Dotfiles managed by chezmoi are automatically pushed to Github on every change

Disk Backup

Preparation §

• Ensure Restic is installed on the system.
• Confirm sufficient storage space is available for backups.
• Obtain administrative or superuser access.

Initialization §

• Run restic -r /path/to/backup/repository init to initialize a new Restic repository.
• Set and remember the password for the new Restic repository.

Test Backup §

• Execute restic -r /path/to/backup/repository backup /path/to/folder to run a test backup.
• Verify that the test backup is successful.

Automate Backup (Choose based on your OS) §

For Linux/Unix: §

• Open the cron table using crontab -e.
• Add cron job: 0 2 * * * /usr/bin/restic -r /path/to/backup/repository --password-file /path/to/password.txt backup /path/to/folder.

For Windows: §

• Open Windows Task Scheduler and create a new task.
• In “Actions,” add a new action with the Restic command.
• Set the trigger to run the backup daily or as needed.

Test Automation §

• Manually trigger the cron job or Windows Task to test that the backup runs as scheduled.

Verification §

• Run restic -r /path/to/backup/repository --password-file /path/to/password.txt snapshots to list all snapshots.
• Confirm that the scheduled backup appears in the list.

Troubleshooting §

• Ensure folder and backup repository permissions are set correctly.
• Regularly check logs and notifications to confirm backups are functioning as expected.