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-rw-r--r--Makefile13
-rw-r--r--README.md5
-rwxr-xr-xsetup.sh6
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 017841a..e6d4f5e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ test-remote-teardown:
@rm -rf /tmp/drestic-recovery-restore
@echo "Test environment cleaned up!"
@echo "Note: Test snapshots remain in your MEGA repository. Clean manually if needed:"
- @echo " restic forget --repo rclone:backup_remote:/restic_backups --tag daily --prune"
+ @echo " # The repository path is unique per host. Find it in ~/.config/restic/env"
+ @echo " # Example for a host named 'my-server':"
+ @echo " restic forget --repo rclone:backup_remote:/drestic_backups_my-server --tag daily --prune"
# Test file recovery using existing test data
test-remote-recovery:
@@ -321,9 +323,11 @@ recover:
@echo " System scope: make snapshots-system"
@echo ""
@echo "Step 2: Mount backup as filesystem (easiest method)"
+ @echo " # The repository path is unique per host (e.g., drestic_backups_my-server)."
+ @echo " # Find your exact path in the 'env' file (~/.config/restic/env or /root/.restic_env)."
@echo " mkdir ~/restore"
- @echo " User scope: RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE=~/.config/restic/password restic mount ~/restore --repo rclone:backup_remote:/restic_backups"
- @echo " System scope: sudo RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE=/root/.restic_password restic mount ~/restore --repo rclone:backup_remote:/restic_backups"
+ @echo " User scope: RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE=~/.config/restic/password restic mount ~/restore --repo rclone:backup_remote:/drestic_backups_my-server"
+ @echo " System scope: sudo RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE=/root/.restic_password restic mount ~/restore --repo rclone:backup_remote:/drestic_backups_my-server"
@echo ""
@echo "Step 3: Browse files in ~/restore/ (like a normal folder)"
@echo " cd ~/restore/snapshots/latest/home/username/"
@@ -333,7 +337,8 @@ recover:
@echo " umount ~/restore"
@echo ""
@echo "Alternative: Restore specific files directly"
- @echo " restic restore latest --target /tmp/restore --include /path/to/file --repo rclone:backup_remote:/restic_backups"
+ @echo " # Remember to use your unique repository path (e.g., rclone:backup_remote:/drestic_backups_my-server)"
+ @echo " restic restore latest --target /tmp/restore --include /path/to/file --repo rclone:backup_remote:/drestic_backups_my-server"
@echo ""
@echo "For more details, see README.md Recovery section"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f71505..b98c769 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ mkdir ~/restore
```
2. Mount the backup:
+ The repository path is now unique per host (e.g., `drestic_backups_my-server`). Find your exact path in `~/.config/restic/env`.
```sh
-# For user scope
-RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE=~/.config/restic/password restic mount ~/restore --repo rclone:backup_remote:/restic_backups
+# For user scope (replace with your unique repo path)
+RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE=~/.config/restic/password restic mount ~/restore --repo rclone:backup_remote:/drestic_backups_my-server
```
3. Browse `~/restore/snapshots/latest/` to find your files.
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 9bc9ab4..6e9c0aa 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -233,8 +233,10 @@ configure_rclone "$MEGA_EMAIL" "$MEGA_TEMP_PASS_FILE"
# Clean up temporary MEGA password file
rm -f "$MEGA_TEMP_PASS_FILE"
-# Define the restic repository path using the CONFIG_DIR for consistency
-RESTIC_REPO="rclone:backup_remote:/restic_backups" # This path is fixed as per plan
+# Define the restic repository path, making it unique per host for new installations.
+# This is backward-compatible; existing installations will have the old path in their env file.
+HOSTNAME_CLEANED=$(hostname | tr -cd '[:alnum:]_.-')
+RESTIC_REPO="rclone:backup_remote:/drestic_backups_${HOSTNAME_CLEANED}" # Path is now unique per host
initialize_restic_repo "$RESTIC_REPO" "$PASS_FILE"