Restic – Encrypted Backup Tool

Restic is a fast, secure, and efficient backup program supporting multiple storage backends with built-in encryption and deduplication.

• GitHub: github.com/restic/restic (28 000+ ⭐)
• License: BSD-2-Clause
• Security: AES-256 encryption. Data integrity verification. No malware.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
{{RESTIC_REPOSITORY}}	Backup repository location (local, S3, SFTP, etc.)
{{RESTIC_PASSWORD}}	Repository encryption password

Usage Examples

Initialise a repository

restic init --repo {{RESTIC_REPOSITORY}}

Create a backup

restic backup --repo {{RESTIC_REPOSITORY}} /data/important

List snapshots

restic snapshots --repo {{RESTIC_REPOSITORY}}

Restore from backup

restic restore latest --repo {{RESTIC_REPOSITORY}} --target /restore

AI Agent Tips

• All data is encrypted and deduplicated automatically.
• Supports S3, GCS, Azure, SFTP, REST, and local backends.
• Incremental backups are fast — only changed blocks are stored.
• Use restic check to verify repository integrity regularly.