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ginnoir 7c7f6dfebc Add Kopia backup stack with Backblaze B2 offsite target.
Protects /config, selective labdata, and nightly DB dumps; documents homelab improvement plan briefs.
2026-06-10 21:21:34 -05:00

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TB-001 — Backup stack

Status: in progress — stack drafted, needs B2 + Portainer deploy
Your call: Do it


Talk first

Stop. Don't read Reference until we've talked. In chat, say "let's do TB-001" or "backup stack".

In one sentence: Set up automatic nightly backups of configs and databases, with a copy off the server.

Why it came up: Right now nothing backs up /config or your databases — ZFS snapshots don't help if the whole machine dies.

Questions

  1. Does losing valhalla overnight scare you, or is 'I'll deal with it' okay for now?
  2. Do you already have offsite storage (Backblaze, Wasabi, another machine)?
  3. Kopia (has a UI) vs Restic (simpler CLI) — want a recommendation or don't care?

Your options

Option Meaning
Do it We're doing this — I'll implement or walk you through it
Later Keep on the list, not now
Drop Remove from plan — totally fine
Tweak Change scope; tell me how

What we decided

Decision Do it
Notes Kopia + B2 TBD. /config + dumps (RomM DB). labdata: gitea, minio, romhacks, romm/assets (saves). Skip: entire /storage1/Emulation (legacy), romm/resources (art), registry, incoming. See SCOPE.md.
Date 2026-06-10

Reference (only open if we're doing it)

Stack / files

backup new stack

If we do it — rough steps

  1. Pick Kopia or Restic
  2. New stacks/backup/ with nightly schedule + ntfy on failure
  3. Script dumps for all Postgres/MariaDB/CouchDB
  4. One restore test so we know it works

Done when

  • Nightly backup runs without you
  • At least one restore tested
  • Failures ping ntfy