restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure.
I have two datasets that would be horrible to lose:
- A lifelong repository of pictures
- A lifelong repository of documents of all varieties.
I realized that for both of these repos, they were stored in exactly one place and one place alone which does not follow the very helpful 3-2-1 backup strategy. I was also putting all my faith in Google which probably never cause me any issues, but with files so important, is that enough? Certainly not.
So, in a weekend I was able to set up restic and automate the process of backing up all these files to both Backblaze B2 storage and an offsite & off-continent Raspberry Pi with an external SSD. Now I have a few layers of resilience when it comes to my storage failing and/or losing access to my Google account.