Support Restic rest repos #6

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Frando · 2022-08-03T20:43:23Z

Frando commented

2022-08-03 20:43:23 +00:00

Currently the supported repo formats are limited to sftp and s3. We run a Restic REST server already for other backup needs. It seems that this should be easily supportable by allowing to set the restic_repo to rest:user@your.restic-rest.server.

The advantage we found with the Restic REST server is that it's simple to set up and very easy to create accounts, as it's self-contained and just needs space and a HTTP route. As all backups are encrypted, that makes it very straightforward to provide backup space to friends and others on machines that have space available.

Currently the supported repo formats are limited to `sftp` and `s3`. We run a [Restic REST server](https://github.com/restic/rest-server) already for other backup needs. It seems that this should be easily supportable by allowing to set the `restic_repo` to `rest:user@your.restic-rest.server`. The advantage we found with the Restic REST server is that it's simple to set up and very easy to create accounts, as it's self-contained and just needs space and a HTTP route. As all backups are encrypted, that makes it very straightforward to provide backup space to friends and others on machines that have space available.

3wordchant commented

2022-12-22 03:44:54 +00:00

Very welcome, sounds amazing!