Restic is a fast, secure, and efficient backup program that is designed to be easy to use, fast, and verifiable. It supports various backends for storing backups, including local disks, SFTP servers, and cloud storage services.
To install Restic on a Linux server, you can use the following commands:
# Download the latest release
wget https://github.com/restic/restic/releases/download/v0.12.0/restic_0.12.0_linux_amd64.bz2
# Decompress the file
bzip2 -d restic_0.12.0_linux_amd64.bz2
# Move the binary to a directory in your PATH
sudo mv restic_0.12.0_linux_amd64 /usr/local/bin/restic
# Make the binary executable
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/restic
Here are some basic commands to get started with Restic:
restic init --repo /path/to/repo
restic -r /path/to/repo backup /path/to/data
restic -r /path/to/repo snapshots
restic -r /path/to/repo restore latest --target /path/to/restore
For more detailed information, refer to the official Restic documentation.
Join the Restic community on GitHub for support, feature requests, and contributions.