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Self-Hosting Restic: Fast, Secure Backup Tool

Restic is a fast, secure backup program. Encrypted, deduplicated backups to any storage backend with a simple CLI.

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What Is Restic?


Restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient, and secure. It creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots of your data.


Features


  • AES-256 encryption (client-side)
  • Content-defined chunking (deduplication)
  • Multiple storage backends
  • Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)
  • Verify backup integrity
  • Mount backups as filesystem

    • Storage Backends


  • Local filesystem
  • SFTP
  • Amazon S3
  • Backblaze B2
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • MinIO
  • REST server

    • Basic Usage


    bash

    restic init --repo s3:s3.amazonaws.com/my-backups

    restic backup /important-data

    restic snapshots

    restic restore latest --target /restore


    Restic vs Borg vs Kopia


  • Restic: Best cross-platform, most backends, Go
  • Borg: Best compression, Linux-focused, Python
  • Kopia: Best UI, fastest, newest

    • Deployment


    Install Restic on your server. Schedule with cron. Resources: minimal (runs during backup only).


    Restic is the most popular CLI backup tool for good reason — it's fast, secure, and works with any storage.