Erich Blume
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## Summary - Adds a second borgmatic config (`photos.yaml`) that backs up `/Volumes/photos` (sifaka SMB mount, ~128 GB) to a dedicated BorgBase repo (`immich-photos`), running daily at 4 AM - Separate launchd agent (`mcquack.eblume.borgmatic-photos`) so photo backups run independently from the main backup - Refactors `borgmatic_metrics` script to support multiple repos with a `repo` Prometheus label - Updates Grafana "Borg Backups" dashboard with a `repo` template variable so you can filter/compare repos - Docs updated: `backups.md`, `borgmatic.md` ## Prerequisites (manual) - [x] Create `immich-photos` repo on BorgBase with same SSH key - [ ] Upgrade BorgBase plan to Small ($24/yr) if currently on free tier (128 GB exceeds 10 GB limit) - [ ] After deploy: `borg init` the new repo (borgmatic does this automatically on first run) ## Test plan - [ ] Dry run: `mise run provision-indri -- --check --diff --tags borgmatic,borgmatic_metrics` - [ ] Deploy borgmatic role and verify both configs deployed - [ ] Run `borgmatic --config ~/.config/borgmatic/photos.yaml create --verbosity 1` manually for first backup (will take hours) - [ ] Verify metrics script collects from both repos: `~/.local/bin/borgmatic-metrics && cat /opt/homebrew/var/node_exporter/textfile/borgmatic.prom` - [ ] Sync grafana-config in ArgoCD and verify dashboard repo selector works 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Reviewed-on: #315
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title: Borgmatic
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modified: 2026-03-16
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tags:
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- service
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- backup
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---
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# Borgmatic
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Daily backup system using Borg backup, running on indri.
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## Quick Reference
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| Property | Value |
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|----------|-------|
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| **Install** | mise (pipx) |
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| **Main config** | `~/.config/borgmatic/config.yaml` |
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| **Photos config** | `~/.config/borgmatic/photos.yaml` |
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| **Main schedule** | Daily at 2:00 AM |
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| **Photos schedule** | Daily at 4:00 AM |
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| **Main targets** | [[sifaka]] local + BorgBase offsite |
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| **Photos target** | BorgBase offsite only |
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## What Gets Backed Up
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**Directories:**
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- `~/code/personal/zk` - Zettelkasten
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- `/opt/homebrew/var/forgejo` - Git forge data
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- `~/.config/borgmatic` - Borgmatic config
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- `~/Documents` - Personal documents
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- `~/.local/share/borgmatic/k8s-dumps/` - SQLite dumps from k8s pods
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**PostgreSQL databases:**
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- `miniflux` on [[postgresql]]
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- `teslamate` on [[postgresql]]
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**K8s SQLite databases (pre-backup dump via kubectl exec):**
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- [[mealie]] - Recipe manager (`/app/data/mealie.db`)
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**Immich photo library** (separate config, BorgBase offsite only):
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- `/Volumes/photos` (sifaka SMB mount, ~128 GB)
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**Not backed up (by design):**
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- ZIM archives (re-downloadable)
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- Prometheus metrics (ephemeral)
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- Loki logs (ephemeral)
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## Retention Policy
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| Period | Count |
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|--------|-------|
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| Daily | 7 |
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| Monthly | 12 |
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| Yearly | 1000 |
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## Monitoring
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Metrics exposed via textfile collector to [[prometheus]]:
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- `borgmatic_up` - Repository accessibility
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- `borgmatic_last_archive_timestamp` - Last backup time
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- `borgmatic_repo_deduplicated_size_bytes` - Disk usage
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Dashboard: "Borgmatic Backups" in [[grafana]]
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## Related
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- [[backups|Backups]] - Full backup policy
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- [[sifaka|Sifaka]] - Backup target
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- [[postgresql]] - Database backups
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- [[restore-1password-backup]] - Recover 1Password from backup
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