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* creating a local backup * creating a borgbackup server * backing up to a borgbackup server * hints about the Vorta graphical desktop application * Added documentation about Vorta desktop client Tested the examples locally and with my borgbase.com account.
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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="module-borgbase">
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<title>BorgBackup</title>
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<para>
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<emphasis>Source:</emphasis>
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<filename>modules/services/backup/borgbackup.nix</filename>
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</para>
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<para>
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<emphasis>Upstream documentation:</emphasis>
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<link xlink:href="https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/"/>
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</para>
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<para>
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<link xlink:href="https://www.borgbackup.org/">BorgBackup</link> (short: Borg)
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is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and
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authenticated encryption.
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</para>
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<para>
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The main goal of Borg is to provide an efficient and secure way to backup
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data. The data deduplication technique used makes Borg suitable for daily
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backups since only changes are stored. The authenticated encryption technique
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makes it suitable for backups to not fully trusted targets.
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</para>
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<section xml:id="module-services-backup-borgbackup-configuring">
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<title>Configuring</title>
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<para>
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A complete list of options for the Borgbase module may be found
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<link linkend="opt-services.borgbackup.jobs">here</link>.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="opt-services-backup-borgbackup-local-directory">
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<title>Basic usage for a local backup</title>
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<para>
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A very basic configuration for backing up to a locally accessible directory
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is:
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<programlisting>
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{
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opt.services.borgbackup.jobs = {
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{ rootBackup = {
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paths = "/";
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exclude = [ "/nix" "/path/to/local/repo" ];
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repo = "/path/to/local/repo";
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doInit = true;
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encryption = {
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mode = "repokey";
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passphrase = "secret";
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};
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compression = "auto,lzma";
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startAt = "weekly";
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};
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}
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};
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}</programlisting>
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</para>
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<warning>
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<para>
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If you do not want the passphrase to be stored in the world-readable
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Nix store, use passCommand. You find an example below.
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</para>
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</warning>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="opt-services-backup-create-server">
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<title>Create a borg backup server</title>
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<para>You should use a different SSH key for each repository you write to,
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because the specified keys are restricted to running borg serve and can only
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access this single repository. You need the output of the generate pub file.
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</para>
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<para>
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<programlisting>
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# sudo ssh-keygen -N '' -t ed25519 -f /run/keys/id_ed25519_my_borg_repo
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# cat /run/keys/id_ed25519_my_borg_repo
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ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAID78zmOyA+5uPG4Ot0hfAy+sLDPU1L4AiIoRYEIVbbQ/ root@nixos</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Add the following snippet to your NixOS configuration:
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<programlisting>
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{
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services.borgbackup.repos = {
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my_borg_repo = {
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authorizedKeys = [
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"ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAID78zmOyA+5uPG4Ot0hfAy+sLDPU1L4AiIoRYEIVbbQ/ root@nixos"
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] ;
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path = "/var/lib/my_borg_repo" ;
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};
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};
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}</programlisting>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="opt-services-backup-borgbackup-remote-server">
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<title>Backup to the borg repository server</title>
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<para>The following NixOS snippet creates an hourly backup to the service
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(on the host nixos) as created in the section above. We assume
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that you have stored a secret passphrasse in the file
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<code>/run/keys/borgbackup_passphrase</code>, which should be only
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accessible by root
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</para>
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<para>
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<programlisting>
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{
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services.borgbackup.jobs = {
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backupToLocalServer = {
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paths = [ "/etc/nixos" ];
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doInit = true;
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repo = "borg@nixos:." ;
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encryption = {
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mode = "repokey-blake2";
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passCommand = "cat /run/keys/borgbackup_passphrase";
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};
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environment = { BORG_RSH = "ssh -i /run/keys/id_ed25519_my_borg_repo"; };
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compression = "auto,lzma";
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startAt = "hourly";
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};
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};
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};</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>The following few commands (run as root) let you test your backup.
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<programlisting>
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> nixos-rebuild switch
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...restarting the following units: polkit.service
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> systemctl restart borgbackup-job-backupToLocalServer
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> sleep 10
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> systemctl restart borgbackup-job-backupToLocalServer
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> export BORG_PASSPHRASE=topSecrect
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> borg list --rsh='ssh -i /run/keys/id_ed25519_my_borg_repo' borg@nixos:.
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nixos-backupToLocalServer-2020-03-30T21:46:17 Mon, 2020-03-30 21:46:19 [84feb97710954931ca384182f5f3cb90665f35cef214760abd7350fb064786ac]
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nixos-backupToLocalServer-2020-03-30T21:46:30 Mon, 2020-03-30 21:46:32 [e77321694ecd160ca2228611747c6ad1be177d6e0d894538898de7a2621b6e68]</programlisting>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="opt-services-backup-borgbackup-borgbase">
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<title>Backup to a hosting service</title>
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<para>
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Several companies offer <link
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xlink:href="https://www.borgbackup.org/support/commercial.html">(paid)
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hosting services</link> for Borg repositories.
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</para>
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<para>
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To backup your home directory to borgbase you have to:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Generate a SSH key without a password, to access the remote server. E.g.
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</para>
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<para>
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<programlisting>sudo ssh-keygen -N '' -t ed25519 -f /run/keys/id_ed25519_borgbase</programlisting>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Create the repository on the server by following the instructions for your
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hosting server.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Initialize the repository on the server. Eg.
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<programlisting>
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sudo borg init --encryption=repokey-blake2 \
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-rsh "ssh -i /run/keys/id_ed25519_borgbase" \
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zzz2aaaaa@zzz2aaaaa.repo.borgbase.com:repo</programlisting>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Add it to your NixOS configuration, e.g.
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<programlisting>
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{
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services.borgbackup.jobs = {
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my_Remote_Backup = {
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paths = [ "/" ];
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exclude = [ "/nix" "'**/.cache'" ];
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repo = "zzz2aaaaa@zzz2aaaaa.repo.borgbase.com:repo";
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encryption = {
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mode = "repokey-blake2";
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passCommand = "cat /run/keys/borgbackup_passphrase";
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};
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BORG_RSH = "ssh -i /run/keys/id_ed25519_borgbase";
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compression = "auto,lzma";
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startAt = "daily";
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};
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};
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}}</programlisting>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="opt-services-backup-borgbackup-vorta">
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<title>Vorta backup client for the desktop</title>
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<para>
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Vorta is a backup client for macOS and Linux desktops. It integrates the
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mighty BorgBackup with your desktop environment to protect your data from
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disk failure, ransomware and theft.
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</para>
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<para>
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It is available as a flatpak package. To enable it you must set the
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following two configuration items.
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</para>
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<para>
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<programlisting>
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services.flatpak.enable = true ;
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# next line is needed to avoid the Error
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# Error deploying: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:
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services.accounts-daemon.enable = true;
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>As a normal user you must first install, then run vorta using the
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following commands:
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<programlisting>
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flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
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flatpak install flathub com.borgbase.Vorta
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flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=vorta com.borgbase.Vorta
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</programlisting>
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After running <code>flatpak install</code> you can start Vorta also via
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the KDE application menu.
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</para>
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<para>
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Details about using Vorta can be found under <link
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xlink:href="https://vorta.borgbase.com/usage">https://vorta.borgbase.com
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</link>.
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</para>
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</section>
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</chapter>
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