restic-compose-backup/docs/guide/advanced.rst

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Advanced
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Currently work in progress. These are only notes :D
Temp Notes
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* Quick setup guide from start to end
* we group snapshots by path when forgetting
* explain rcb commands
* examples of using restic directly
* Explain what happens during backup process
* Explain the backup process container
* cache directory
* Not displaying passwords in logs
Inner workings
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* Each service in the compose setup is configured with a label
to enable backup of volumes or databases
* When backup starts a new instance of the container is created
mapping in all the needed volumes. It will copy networks etc
to ensure databases can be reached
* Volumes are mounted to `/volumes/<service_name>/<path>`
in the backup process container. `/volumes` is pushed into restic
* Databases are backed up from stdin / dumps into restic using path
`/databases/<service_name>/dump.sql`
* Cron triggers backup at 2AM every day