How to Set Up BorgBackup with Borgmatic on Linux

BorgBackup with Borgmatic provides the most storage-efficient backup solution — deduplication means each backup only stores changed data.

Step 1 — Install

sudo apt install borgbackup -y
pip3 install borgmatic --break-system-packages

Step 2 — Initialize Repository

borg init --encryption=repokey /backups/borg
# Remote:
borg init --encryption=repokey user@backup-server:/backups/borg

Step 3 — Configure Borgmatic

sudo borgmatic config generate --destination /etc/borgmatic/config.yaml

location:
    source_directories:
        - /var/www
        - /etc
    repositories:
        - /backups/borg
storage:
    encryption_passphrase: "your-passphrase"
    compression: lz4
retention:
    keep_daily: 7
    keep_weekly: 4
    keep_monthly: 6

Step 4 — Schedule

0 1 * * * borgmatic --verbosity 0 2>&1 | logger -t borgmatic

Step 5 — Restore

borgmatic list
borgmatic extract --archive latest --path /var/www/html/wp-config.php

Conclusion

BorgBackup is the most efficient backup solution for Linux servers. Our team sets up automated backup solutions with verified restore testing.