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backrest

Configure and deploy Backrest

Builds Backrest and creates an s6 service.

Backrest is a web UI and orchestrator for restic backup.

Variables

Variable Type Default Description
backrest_cache_dir path /var/lib/backrest/cache Cache directory for restic
backrest_config dict {} Optional Backrest configuration serialized as JSON. If empty, the existing configuration is left untouched.
backrest_config_path path /etc/backrest/config.json Path to the Backrest configuration file
backrest_data_dir path /var/lib/backrest Data directory for Backrest
backrest_enabled boolean false Enable the Backrest service
backrest_package string
attrnixpkgs/55ba7f4#backrest
Nix package attribute for Backrest
backrest_package_path path /opt/backrest Nix build output path for Backrest
backrest_port string 3014 Address and port for the Backrest