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== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
Following example configuration will create a weekly incremental backup of a local Btrfs subvolume called <code>nixos</code> and sends it compressed to the remote host <code>myhost</code>. The mount point <code>/btr_pool</code> as referenced above, contains the subvolume. | Following example configuration will create a weekly incremental backup of a local Btrfs subvolume called <code>nixos</code> and sends it compressed to the remote host <code>myhost</code>. The mount point <code>/btr_pool</code>, as referenced above, contains the subvolume. | ||
The user <code>btrbk</code> together with the private key <code>/etc/btrbk_key</code> is used for authentication. The user has to be created on the remote host and needs root permissions on the commands <code>btrfs</code>, <code>readlink</code> and <code>test</code>, for example via [[sudo]]. | The user <code>btrbk</code> together with the private key <code>/etc/btrbk_key</code> is used for authentication. The user has to be created on the remote host and needs root permissions on the commands <code>btrfs</code>, <code>readlink</code> and <code>test</code>, for example via [[sudo]]. | ||