restic cheetsheet

# create .restic.env with the values:
export RESTIC_REPOSITORY=
export RESTIC_PASSWORD=
# if using s3 as backend
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=

# test if the restic repository exist. if this gives error, create it
restic snapshots

# init a repository
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
	restic init
fi

# create a backup with tag
restic backup \
     --exclude-caches \
     --tag $tag \
     $backup_path

# prune the backups
restic forget --prune --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 6

# run backup without root but be able to read all files
https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/080_examples.html#backing-up-your-system-without-running-restic-as-root

# mount
restic mount /mnt/test_mount
VOLUME_NAME=test_volume; source ~/restic/.restic_volume.env ; restic mount /mnt/test_mount

# restore. Use the "ID" of a snapshot instead of tag
restic restore 00ecfb80 --target /temp/temp_recover/
VOLUME_NAME=test_volume; source ~/restic/.restic_volume.env ; restic restore 00ecfb80 --target /temp/temp_recover/