# Ubuntu/Debian -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install borgbackup # macOS -weight: 500;">brew -weight: 500;">install borgbackup # Arch -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">pacman -S borg # Ubuntu/Debian -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install borgbackup # macOS -weight: 500;">brew -weight: 500;">install borgbackup # Arch -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">pacman -S borg # Ubuntu/Debian -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install borgbackup # macOS -weight: 500;">brew -weight: 500;">install borgbackup # Arch -weight: 600;">sudo -weight: 500;">pacman -S borg # Local repository with encryption borg init --encryption=repokey /backup/my-borg-repo # Remote repository via SSH borg init --encryption=repokey user@server:/backup/my-repo # Local repository with encryption borg init --encryption=repokey /backup/my-borg-repo # Remote repository via SSH borg init --encryption=repokey user@server:/backup/my-repo # Local repository with encryption borg init --encryption=repokey /backup/my-borg-repo # Remote repository via SSH borg init --encryption=repokey user@server:/backup/my-repo borg create /backup/my-repo::backup-{now} \ /home/user/projects \ /home/user/documents \ --exclude *.pyc \ --exclude __pycache__ \ --exclude node_modules borg create /backup/my-repo::backup-{now} \ /home/user/projects \ /home/user/documents \ --exclude *.pyc \ --exclude __pycache__ \ --exclude node_modules borg create /backup/my-repo::backup-{now} \ /home/user/projects \ /home/user/documents \ --exclude *.pyc \ --exclude __pycache__ \ --exclude node_modules borg list /backup/my-repo borg list /backup/my-repo borg list /backup/my-repo # Restore entire archive borg extract /backup/my-repo::backup-2026-03-27 # Restore specific path borg extract /backup/my-repo::backup-2026-03-27 home/user/projects/myapp # Restore entire archive borg extract /backup/my-repo::backup-2026-03-27 # Restore specific path borg extract /backup/my-repo::backup-2026-03-27 home/user/projects/myapp # Restore entire archive borg extract /backup/my-repo::backup-2026-03-27 # Restore specific path borg extract /backup/my-repo::backup-2026-03-27 home/user/projects/myapp mkdir /mnt/borg borg mount /backup/my-repo /mnt/borg # Browse all backups like normal folders ls /mnt/borg/ # backup-2026-03-25 backup-2026-03-26 backup-2026-03-27 # Copy a single file from any backup cp /mnt/borg/backup-2026-03-25/home/user/projects/config.yml ./ # Unmount when done borg umount /mnt/borg mkdir /mnt/borg borg mount /backup/my-repo /mnt/borg # Browse all backups like normal folders ls /mnt/borg/ # backup-2026-03-25 backup-2026-03-26 backup-2026-03-27 # Copy a single file from any backup cp /mnt/borg/backup-2026-03-25/home/user/projects/config.yml ./ # Unmount when done borg umount /mnt/borg mkdir /mnt/borg borg mount /backup/my-repo /mnt/borg # Browse all backups like normal folders ls /mnt/borg/ # backup-2026-03-25 backup-2026-03-26 backup-2026-03-27 # Copy a single file from any backup cp /mnt/borg/backup-2026-03-25/home/user/projects/config.yml ./ # Unmount when done borg umount /mnt/borg #!/bin/bash export BORG_REPO="user@server:/backup/my-repo" export BORG_PASSPHRASE="your-secure-passphrase" # Create backup borg create ::backup-{now:%Y-%m-%d} /home/user/projects # Prune old backups borg prune \ --keep-daily=7 \ --keep-weekly=4 \ --keep-monthly=6 # Compact repository borg compact #!/bin/bash export BORG_REPO="user@server:/backup/my-repo" export BORG_PASSPHRASE="your-secure-passphrase" # Create backup borg create ::backup-{now:%Y-%m-%d} /home/user/projects # Prune old backups borg prune \ --keep-daily=7 \ --keep-weekly=4 \ --keep-monthly=6 # Compact repository borg compact #!/bin/bash export BORG_REPO="user@server:/backup/my-repo" export BORG_PASSPHRASE="your-secure-passphrase" # Create backup borg create ::backup-{now:%Y-%m-%d} /home/user/projects # Prune old backups borg prune \ --keep-daily=7 \ --keep-weekly=4 \ --keep-monthly=6 # Compact repository borg compact # Fast compression (default) borg create --compression lz4 ::backup-{now} /data # Best compression borg create --compression zstd,19 ::backup-{now} /data # Auto-select based on file type borg create --compression auto,zstd,6 ::backup-{now} /data # Fast compression (default) borg create --compression lz4 ::backup-{now} /data # Best compression borg create --compression zstd,19 ::backup-{now} /data # Auto-select based on file type borg create --compression auto,zstd,6 ::backup-{now} /data # Fast compression (default) borg create --compression lz4 ::backup-{now} /data # Best compression borg create --compression zstd,19 ::backup-{now} /data # Auto-select based on file type borg create --compression auto,zstd,6 ::backup-{now} /data - Content-defined deduplication (huge space savings) - AES-256 authenticated encryption - LZ4, zstd, zlib, lzma compression - Remote backup via SSH - Mountable archives (browse backups as filesystem) - Free and open source (BSD license) - Proven reliability (10+ years, used by major organizations) - Backup 1: 10GB - Backup 2: 10GB (even if only 100MB changed) - 30 daily backups: 300GB total - Backup 1: 10GB - Backup 2: 100MB (only the changes) - 30 daily backups: ~13GB total - Free tier: 10GB, 2 repositories - Automatic monitoring and alerts - Append-only mode for ransomware protection - System administrators backing up servers - Developers with local backup workflows - Companies needing encrypted, efficient backups - NAS users (Synology, TrueNAS support) - Install borgbackup - Initialize an encrypted repository - Run your first backup - Set up cron for automation