Borg Backup Installation Guide #

Borg Backup is a file backup program that provides high-speed and efficient data compression. In this guide, we will show you how to install Borg Backup on your server.

Step 1: Install Dependencies #

Before installing Borg Backup, you’ll need to install some dependencies. In Ubuntu/Debian, you can do this with the following command:

sudo apt-get install gcc python3-dev python3-pip libssl-dev

Use the appropriate package manager for other operating systems.

Step 2: Install Borg Backup #

You can install Borg Backup from source code by running:

git clone https://github.com/borgbackup/borg.git
cd borg

Alternatively, you can install Borg Backup from a package using your operating system’s package manager. For example, in Ubuntu/Debian, you can run:

sudo apt-get install borgbackup

Step 3: Verify Installation #

After installation, you can verify that Borg Backup is successfully installed by running the command:

borg --version

Step 4: Create a Backup #

To create a backup, you need to run the borg create command and specify the repository name and the directory you want to copy. For example:

borg create /path/to/repo::backup-2022-03-08 /path/to/directory

This command will create a backup of the /path/to/directory directory and save it in the /path/to/repo repository with the name backup-2022-03-08.

That’s it! Now you know how to install and use Borg Backup to create backups of your files.