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Automate borg via systemd

Borg systemd scripts

These are some systemd .service and .timer scripts that I use for personal backups. Here is how to set them up and monitor them.

How to add new backup repo

1. Initialize a borg repo:

borg init --encryption none ~/Backup/borg/host-user-repo

2. Use a custom borg-backup-topic.{service,timer} pair of scripts to set up what to back up and how often. Copy both to user's systemd scripts and then enable/start timers:

sudo cp borg-backup-topic.service /etc/systemd/user
sudo cp borg-backup-topic.timer /etc/systemd/user

systemctl --user enable borg-backup-topic.timer
systemctl --user start borg-backup-topic.timer

How to check that backups are working

Warning

If you are running services with superuser privileges, repeat all the subsequent commands without the --user switch.

Make sure the timers are enabled and running:

systemctl --user list-timers --all

Make sure the services are ok:

systemctl --user status borg-backup-topic