restic

Install and configure restic/resticprofile for automated repository backups.

Usage

- hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: giftpilz0.misc.restic

Variables

resticprofile_versionstr
resticprofile release version.
Default0.33.1
rest_server_versionstr
rest-server release version.
Default0.14.0
restic_modestr
role operating mode.
Choicesclientserverboth
Defaultclient
restic_userstr
system user for restic operations.
Defaultbackup
restic_user_homestr
home directory of the restic user.
Default/home/{{ restic_user }}
restic_config_dirstr
directory for resticprofile configuration.
Default/etc/resticprofile
restic_cache_dirstr
directory for restic cache data.
Default/var/cache/restic
restic_log_dirstr
directory for restic log files.
Default{{ restic_config_dir }}/logs
restic_password_dirstr
directory for repository password files.
Default{{ restic_config_dir }}/passwords
restic_ssh_key_typestr
SSH key type for backup connections.
Defaulted25519
restic_ssh_key_pathstr
path to the SSH private key.
Default{{ restic_user_home }}/.ssh/id_{{ restic_ssh_key_type }}
restic_server_repo_basestr
base directory for server-side repositories.
Default/var/lib/restic
restic_server_hoststr
hostname or IP of the rest-server.
Default""
restic_repositorieslist[dict]
list of restic repositories to manage.
Default[]
- namestr
  repository name.
- passwordstr
  repository password.
- backup_pathslist[str]
  paths to back up.
- exclude_patternslist[str]
  patterns to exclude from backup.
- schedulestr
  systemd calendar schedule (e.g. *-*-* 02:00:00).
- retentiondict
  - keep_dailyint
    number of daily snapshots to keep.
  - keep_weeklyint
    number of weekly snapshots to keep.
  - keep_monthlyint
    number of monthly snapshots to keep.
  - keep_yearlyint
    number of yearly snapshots to keep.
restic_repository_defaultsdict
values for keys missing in restic_repositories entries (merged recursively).
Default
```
exclude_patterns: []
retention:
  keep_daily: 14
  keep_weekly: 8
  keep_monthly: 12
  keep_yearly: 3
```