config.example.yaml

#
# Borgend example configuration file
#

# General parameters for borg
borg:
  executable: /usr/local/bin/borg
  common_parameters:
  create_parameters:
    - exclude-from: $HOME/lib/borg-exclude-patterns.txt
  prune_parameters:
   - daily: 7
   - weekly: 50

# Repositories: configure here locations, passphrases,
# and general access parameters
repositories:
  - name: myserver
    location: ssh://myserver.invalid/~/storage/borg
    keychain_account: borg-backup@mylaptop
    # Borg parameters
    common_parameters:
      # Borg is installed on remote host at ~/bin, which might not be on path
      - remote-path: ~/bin/borg
    create_parameters:
      - compression: lzma
      - checkpoint-interval: 600

  - name: backup1
    location: /Volumes/backup1/borg
    keychain_account: borg-backup@mylaptop

# Backups: configure here which files should be backed up, how frequently, and to
# which repositires.
backups:
  # 1. Most files in $HOME to ssh://myserver.invalid
  - name: Home to 'myserver'
    # Backup every 24 hours
    backup_interval: 86400
    # Retry every 15 minutes if unable to connect / unfinished backup
    retry_interval: 900
    repository: myserver
    archive_prefix: 'all@mylaptop-'
    archive_template: '{now:%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S}'
    paths:
      - $HOME
    create_parameters:
      - pattern: "- $HOME/Downloads/"
      - pattern: "- $HOME/Library/Mail/V*/MailData/"
      - pattern: "+ $HOME/Library/Mail/"
      - pattern: "+ $HOME/Library/Mobile Documents/"
      - pattern: "- $HOME/Library/"
      - pattern: "- $HOME/.config/borg/security/"

  # 2. A subset of files $HOME more frequently to ssh://myserver.invalid
  - name: Work to 'myserver'
   # Backup every 3 hours
   backup_interval: 10800
   # Retry every 15 minutes if unable to connect / unfinished backup
   retry_interval: 900
   repository: myserver
   archive_prefix: 'work@mylaptop-'
   archive_template: '{now:%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S}'
   paths:
     - $HOME/work

  # 3. Manual backup to external hard drive
  - name: Home to 'backup1'
   # Manual backup
   backup_interval: 0
   retry_interval: 0
   repository: backup1
   archive_prefix: 'mylaptop-'
   archive_template: '{now:%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S}'
   paths:
     - $HOME
   create_parameters:
     - pattern: "- $HOME/Downloads/"
     - pattern: "- $HOME/Library/Mail/V*/MailData/"
     - pattern: "+ $HOME/Library/Mail/"
     - pattern: "+ $HOME/Library/Mobile Documents/"
     - pattern: "- $HOME/Library/"
     - pattern: "- $HOME/.config/borg/security/"