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diff --git a/system/btrbk/README b/system/btrbk/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..6c9a269c3c32e --- /dev/null +++ b/system/btrbk/README @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +btrbk is a backup tool for btrfs subvolumes, taking advantage of btrfs specific capabilities +to create atomic snapshots and transfer them incrementally to your backup locations. + +The source and target locations are specified in a config file, which allows to easily configure +simple scenarios like "laptop with locally attached backup disks", as well as more complex ones, +e.g. "server receiving backups from several hosts via ssh, with different retention policy". + +Key Features: + +* Atomic snapshots +* Incremental backups +* Configurable retention policy +* Backups to multiple destinations +* Transfer via ssh +* Resume of backups (if backup target was not reachable for a while) +* Encrypted backups to non-btrfs destinations +* Wildcard subvolumes (useful for docker and lxc containers) +* Transaction log +* Comprehensive list and statistics output +* Resolve and trace btrfs parent-child and received-from relationships +* Display file changes between two backups + +btrbk is designed to run as a cron job for triggering periodic snapshots and backups, as well +as from the command line (e.g. for instantly creating additional snapshots). |