blumeops/docs/reference/storage/backups.md
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Backup Policy
storage
backup

Backup Policy

Daily automated backups from infrastructure/hosts to storage/sifaka NAS.

Schedule

Time Frequency System
2:00 AM Daily [[services/borgmatic

What Gets Backed Up

Directories

Path Description Priority
~/code/personal/zk Zettelkasten notes Critical
/opt/homebrew/var/forgejo Git repositories Critical
~/.config/borgmatic Backup config High
~/Documents Personal documents High
~/Pictures Photos Medium

Databases

Database Host Method
miniflux [[services/postgresql pg.ops.eblu.me]]
teslamate [[services/postgresql pg.ops.eblu.me]]

What Is NOT Backed Up

Data Reason
ZIM archives (~/transmission/) Re-downloadable via torrent
Prometheus metrics Ephemeral, in k8s PVC
Loki logs Ephemeral, in k8s PVC
devpi cache Re-fetchable from PyPI

Retention Policy

Period Retention
Daily 7 backups
Monthly 12 backups
Yearly 1000 backups

Backup Target

Repository: /Volumes/backups/borg/ on storage/sifaka

Monitoring

Metrics exposed to services/prometheus:

  • borgmatic_up - Repository accessible
  • borgmatic_last_archive_timestamp - Last backup time
  • borgmatic_repo_deduplicated_size_bytes - Disk usage

Dashboard: "Borgmatic Backups" in services/grafana

Recovery

# List archives
ssh indri 'mise x -- borgmatic list'

# Extract specific path from latest
ssh indri 'mise x -- borgmatic extract --archive latest --path /some/path'

# Check repository health
ssh indri 'mise x -- borgmatic check'