Fun tools/things I've discovered down the rabbit hole in the last couple of days:

- Chezmoi (https://www.chezmoi.io/): A dotfile manager that is incredibly flexible and lets me do templates to only some files (and even parts of files) depending on certain information on the host (IE don't install KDE files on non-KDE systems).

- Backrest (https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest): A web GUI for your restic backups. Was having issues converting my autorestic setup to work on the Aurora-based OS on my laptop. (It's a me thing, nothing wrong with autorestic otherwise).

- RememberWindowPositions (https://github.com/rxappdev/RememberWindowPositions): WANTED THIS FOREVER WITH KDE. Loads windows back to where they were on your screen. Fully customizable. Only want some apps to be in the same place? Want some apps to open in different virtual screens? No problem (and much more functionality)!

#KDE #restic #backrest #chezmoi

Sooo, #backrest is not really my thing either. You can't change the connection settings of an existing repository, which means no credential rotation and no clean way to handle IP changes when a server moves. That's a pretty fundamental limitation for a backup solution.

I'll take a closer look at #restic without relying on a frontend.

I'm also skeptical about #Borg #Backup and, more broadly, backup tools built on Python/Ruby/shell stacks. There's a lot of room for subtle breakage without strict type safety, and pushing performance-critical parts down into C/C++/ASM layers doesn't exactly inspire confidence either.

Makes me wonder what enterprise solutions look like under the hood. Apparently #Veeam is C#, which is actually a reasonable choice - but requiring a Windows server (and not being OSS) makes it a non-starter for me.

I have successfully tested my #backrest backups for the #paperless_ngx install today and it went swimmingly! If that's your jam, here's my process: https://www.alkoclick.space/paperless-backup-restoration-guide

I was joking to a friend that this homelab is gonna be #iso27001 compliant before long. Doing some adulting as well, I also set up home contents and liability insurance for me and my partner and I feel successful 

this new #backrest visual upgrade is awesome. to all the homelabbers out there, really check out #backrest restic GUI. it makes dealing with restic backups, sooooo easy.

i tried that borg-backup nonsense before but it is a pain to setup. backrest super slick.
https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest

my current setup:
backrest + zfs drives + rest-server

ok i have been using restic like a masochist on the command line. #backrest is pretty damn sweet. i recommend it!

i will try using the rest server in it. if it works, then i'll highly recommend it.

Lỗi kết nối SSH khi cài đặt sao lưu Restic với Backrest. Kết nối SSH thành công trong container shell nhưng thất bại trong UI. #Restic #Backrest #SSH #SaoLưu #TruenasScale #SelfHosted #LỗiKếtNối #CàiĐặtSaoLưu #Backup #RemoteBackup #Tech #IT #LỗiTechno

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1oo79m4/setting_up_backrest_for_restic_backups_ssh_fails/

🗂️ Đặt chiến lược sao lưu local cho mini‑PC:
- SSD USB‑C 2 TB: lưu dữ liệu quan trọng (Immich, Mealie, NGINX, ...).
- Sử dụng Backrest + Restic: dừng container → backup → khởi động lại.
- Backup hàng ngày cho Immich (điểm nóng), hàng tuần cho container khác.
- Ghi chú: không sao lưu video Jellyfin (độ chi phí thấp).

Hãy chia sẻ kinh nghiệm hoặc công cụ thấu đáo hơn!

#backup #selfhosted #NhàThông minh #Đảm bảo dữ liệu #BackRest #Restic #SSD #NAS #Docker #Jellyfin #Immich #Nginx #Đám