https://www.linuxhosted.com/tags/backups/Recent content in Backups on LinuxHosted.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenLinuxHosted.comSat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-schedule-encrypted-restic-backups/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-schedule-encrypted-restic-backups/ <p>The <a href="https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/040_backup.html">restic</a> backup program runs when you execute it and then exits. It is not a daemon, and it has no built-in way of scheduling backups. On a Linux VPS, systemd handles the scheduling; <a href="https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/systemd-timers-replace-cron-vps/">systemd timers in place of cron</a> covers the timer basics, and <a href="https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/rsync-cron-backups-linux-vps/">rsync and cron backups</a> is the unencrypted alternative. Each run produces a snapshot, which is restic's name for the contents of a directory at a specific point in time.</p>