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Autorestic

Config-driven wrapper for Restic backups

Backup & Recovery ★ 1.9k stars Easy setup Apache-2.0

Autorestic is a higher-level wrapper around Restic that makes it easy to manage multiple backups from a single declarative configuration file. It handles backends, locations, and scheduling.

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Key features

  • Declarative backup config
  • Multiple backends and locations
  • Cron-based scheduling

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.9k GitHub stars)

Is Autorestic secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Autorestic's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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