# Borgmatic Topics: [[Borg backup]] borgmatic is simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers and workstations. ## Subtopics - ## Setup ### borgmatic prior to version 1.7.15 Generate configuration: ```bash sudo generate-borgmatic-config ``` Edit configuration. The most important settings are: ```yaml location: source_directories: - ... repositories: - user@host:backupname.borg storage: encryption_passphrase: "s0methings3cr3t" ssh_command: ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa_borg -p23 ``` Validate the modified configuration: ```bash sudo validate-borgmatic-config ``` Initialize the repo: ```bash sudo borgmatic init --encryption repokey ``` Do a test backup: ```bash sudo borgmatic create --verbosity 1 --list --stats ``` ### borgmatic 1.7.15 onwards ## Bookmarks - [borgmatic](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/) website - [Restore wi, th Borgmatic](https://docs.borgbase.com/restore/borg/borgmatic) ## Questions - ## Related topics -