BorgBase Documentation Centre

All the resources you need to develop a comprehensive backup strategy with BorgBase and apply it in your environment.

Steps to Get Started

Your Backup Strategy and Data

Even the best tools need a sound strategy. Get started by creating an inventory of your important data assets, catalog where they are stored and discover potential issues in backup workflows. More…

BorgBase is a dedicated hosting service for Borg backup repositories. It allows you to manage all your backups in one place and use powerful Borg features, like append-only mode in a simple way. You get 10 GB free backup space after signing up (no credit card required).

Setup

We aim to make this as simple as possible. The built-in setup wizard will display the commands to start using new backup repositories. There are also more detailed steps for different platform for Borg and Restic in the Setup section.

Choose a Backup Tool

Currently we support two backup tools – Borg and Restic. They have similar features and the main difference is how backups are sent. Borg uses SSH, while Restic uses HTTP. See our Setup section for a comparison and detailed setup instructions for each one.

Automation

Use our GraphQL API or Ansible role to automate repeated setup steps on client endpoints.

Verify Backup

Ensure your data is there when it’s needed. Our verification checklist covers 5 common issues with backups and how to avoid them.

Restore Data from a Backup

The most important step: How to restore files from a backup. More…

Open Source Sustainability

Borg and most other tools used around our service are fully open source. This is great because everyone can audit the source code and add improvements. But it also makes all of us responsible for keeping the ecosystem in good shape.

By using BorgBase for your backups, you help us maintain our own open source offerings, like Vorta, for the benefit of the whole community. See our Github profile for current projects.

In addition, you can choose to add a donation to the Borg Backup project during checkout. All proceeds will go directly to Thomas, the current lead maintainer to help him and others spend more time improving Borg Backup.