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Automated backup solution for nobara-desktop using restic with systemd timers.
Setup Summary
- Tool: restic 0.18.0
- Source: /home (328GB)
- Destination: /mnt/truenas/cals-files/Backups/nobara-desktop/restic-repo
- Schedule: Daily at 3:00 AM via systemd timer
- Encryption: None (trusted local network)
- Retention: 7 daily, 4 weekly, 6 monthly, 1 yearly
Key Files
- Backup script: /home/cal/.local/bin/restic-backup.sh
- Exclusions: /home/cal/.config/restic/excludes.txt
- Service: /etc/systemd/system/restic-backup.service
- Timer: /etc/systemd/system/restic-backup.timer
Key Decisions
- Chose restic over borg (simpler, good deduplication) and rsync (no dedup)
- systemd timers over cron for Persistent=true (catches missed backups), RequiresMountsFor (mount dependency), Nice/IOSchedulingClass (low system impact)
- No encryption because backups stay on trusted local TrueNAS
Documentation
Full KB article: https://notes.manticorum.com/reference/restic-backup-nobara
Quick Commands
- Check timer: systemctl list-timers restic-backup.timer
- View logs: journalctl -u restic-backup.service -e
- List snapshots: restic -r /mnt/truenas/cals-files/Backups/nobara-desktop/restic-repo --insecure-no-password snapshots
- Run manual backup: sudo systemctl start restic-backup.service