Resticara is a wrapper around Restic designed to simplify routine backup jobs such as website data, maildirs, and SQL database backups.
It focuses on straightforward configuration and deployment, helping users manage backups with logging, notifications, and timer generation from a single tool.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Restic Wrapper: Utilizes the proven, fast, and secure backup program Restic.
- Simplified Configuration: Uses config.ini for easy setup and configuration.
- Syslog Integration: Logging to syslog is enabled by default for better traceability.
- Email Notifications: Can be configured to send emails upon backup completion or failure.
- Matrix Notifications: Send backup status messages to a Matrix room.
- Telegram Notifications: Send backup status messages to a Telegram chat via bot.
- Single Binary: Written in Go, Resticara is distributed as a single binary—making it extremely easy to deploy.
- Systemd Timer Generation: Create and activate systemd timers with resticara gentimer.
Website: github.com/VuteTech/Resticara
Support:
Developer: Vute Tech Ltd.
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Resticara is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| runrestic | Simple Python wrapper script |
| stack-back | Automated incremental backups using restic |
| Wrestic | Restic wrapper built in Rust |
| Restic Robot | Small and simple wrapper |
| Resticara | Simplify routine backup jobs |
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