1. SOURCES & REPOSITORIES#

source_directories: - /

repositories: - path: /mnt/backup/behelit label: local

2. EXCLUDES#

one_file_system: true exclude_patterns: - /proc - /sys - /dev - /run - /tmp - /mnt - /media - /var/tmp - /var/cache - /var/lib/docker/overlay2 - /home/*/.cache

3. STORAGE SETTINGS#

encryption_passphrase: “YourSecretPassphraseHere” compression: zstd,3

4. RETENTION#

keep_daily: 7 keep_weekly: 4 keep_monthly: 6

5. CONSISTENCY CHECKS#

Fixed: The schema prefers a list of strings or a simpler object#

checks: - name: repository - name: archives

6. COMMANDS (Hooks)#

Fixed: Simplifying the ‘after’ and ‘on_error’ logic#

after_backup: - echo “Behelit Snapshot Created Successfully at $(date)”

on_error: - echo “Behelit Backup FAILED. Check logs with ‘journalctl -u borgmatic.service’”

sudo borgmatic config validate

initial backup#

sudo borgmatic create –verbosity 1 –list –stats

check after is finish#

sudo borgmatic check –verbosity 1

Enable the timer to start on boot and start it now#

sudo systemctl enable –now borgmatic.timer

sudo systemctl edit borgmatic.timer

[Timer]

This clears the default schedule#

OnCalendar=

This sets the new 3 AM schedule#

OnCalendar=--* 03:00:00

Adds a small random delay to prevent load spikes#

RandomizedDelaySec=10min

Ensure it runs if the PC was off at 3 AM#

Persistent=true