Quick Start

To get started straight away, follow these steps:

Download #

Head to the releases and download the latest version of the executable for your operating system.

Configure #

Create a .backupr.jsonc configuration file in your home directory with the following contents, making sure to replace the [[placeholders]]:

{
  "$schema": "https://backupr.stefanpuia.co.uk/backupr.schema.json",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "quickstart",
      "type": "LOCAL",
      "directory": "[[enter a directory to back up]]",
      "files": [
        "**"
      ],
      "transformers": [
        "ZIP"
      ],
      "remotes": [
        {
          type: "LOCAL",
          location: "[[enter a target directory for your backup]]"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Create a backup #

backupr backup --verbose