Why “restic” is being discussed
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i think that's kind of what rclone is https://github.com/rclone/rclone haven't used it yet. i either back up my data with restic or sync it to other devices…
by jonny2811 · Sep 20, 2026
We tested both and used Restic precisely because it was better in CLI/scripting department. Kopia is better for maybe less advanced user as it gives them GUI to click on >…
by PunchyHamster · Sep 18, 2026
To help others disambiguate choices a bit: Kopia does not let you pipe into it without intermediate files, or at least not in a friendly way I could figure out. Kopia seems quit…
by VGHN7XDuOXPAzol · Sep 17, 2026
I also recently improved my backup approach. I am using daily restic snapshots for my off-site backup and it works pretty well. I wrote about this here [1]. [1] https:/…
by robschmidt90 · Sep 17, 2026
Ran duplicity - it's really a blunt hammer, lots of duplication, rotation, etc. Then switched to Restic - so much better - highly recommend this.
by mattbillenstein · Sep 17, 2026
I was using Restic + Backrest as well for my personal Windows machines and it was great. Then I found out that Backrest stores the vault password (among other things) in a simpl…
by Scottn1 · Sep 17, 2026
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restic is a free and open-source backup program designed to be fast, efficient and secure. It supports encrypted, deduplicated backups to local storage and a range of remote storage backends. Read more on Wikipedia