blumeops/docs/reference/services/borgmatic.md
Erich Blume f8f11121eb Complete Phase 6: documentation cleanup and integration (#97)
## Summary
- Delete `docs/zk/` directory - all useful content migrated to structured docs
- Delete `docs/README.md` - `docs/index.md` is now the documentation root
- Add `devpi` reference card and `use-pypi-proxy` how-to guide
- Add maintenance notes to `indri` reference (sleep prevention, passwordless sudo)
- Add iCloud Photos backup note to `borgmatic` reference
- Rewrite `zk-docs` mise task to prime AI context with key docs instead of legacy cards
- Update `CLAUDE.md` and `README.md` to remove zk references
- Update `exploring-the-docs` with AI context priming section

This completes the Diataxis documentation restructuring. All six phases are now done.

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---
title: borgmatic
tags:
- service
- backup
---
# Borgmatic
Daily backup system using Borg backup, running on indri.
## Quick Reference
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Install** | mise (pipx) |
| **Config** | `~/.config/borgmatic/config.yaml` |
| **Schedule** | Daily at 2:00 AM |
| **Repository** | `/Volumes/backups/borg/` on [[sifaka | Sifaka]] |
## What Gets Backed Up
**Directories:**
- `~/code/personal/zk` - Zettelkasten
- `/opt/homebrew/var/forgejo` - Git forge data
- `~/.config/borgmatic` - Borgmatic config
- `~/Documents` - Personal documents
- `~/Pictures` - Photos (see note below)
**iCloud Photos note:** macOS Photos.app defaults to "Optimize Mac Storage" which keeps only thumbnails locally. Borgmatic only backs up what's on disk, so iCloud-only photos are NOT backed up via this method.
**Databases:**
- `miniflux` on [[postgresql]]
- `teslamate` on [[postgresql]]
**Not backed up (by design):**
- ZIM archives (re-downloadable)
- Prometheus metrics (ephemeral)
- Loki logs (ephemeral)
## Retention Policy
| Period | Count |
|--------|-------|
| Daily | 7 |
| Monthly | 12 |
| Yearly | 1000 |
## Monitoring
Metrics exposed via textfile collector to [[prometheus]]:
- `borgmatic_up` - Repository accessibility
- `borgmatic_last_archive_timestamp` - Last backup time
- `borgmatic_repo_deduplicated_size_bytes` - Disk usage
Dashboard: "Borgmatic Backups" in [[grafana]]
## Related
- [[backups | Backups]] - Full backup policy
- [[sifaka | Sifaka]] - Backup target
- [[postgresql]] - Database backups