# garethgeorge/backrest

Backrest is a web UI and orchestrator for restic backup.

Repository: https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/backrest
Homepage: https://garethgeorge.github.io/backrest/ 
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: backups, restic, restic-backups, webui
Last push: 2026-08-24T13:23:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 73
- inputs: {"age_days": 1027, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 52, "gap_med": 23, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7211, forks 206 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:57.506455+00:00)

## What it is
Backrest is a self-hosted web UI and orchestrator built on top of the restic backup tool, distributed as a single Go binary. It wraps the restic CLI to let users create repositories, schedule cron-based backups and maintenance (prune, forget, check), browse snapshots, and restore files through a browser interface.

## Use cases
- schedule automated restic backups with a web interface
- browse and restore files from backup snapshots
- manage prune and forget maintenance for restic repos
- import and manage an existing restic repository
- run backups on a NAS with remote web access
- get Discord or Slack notifications when backups fail
- back up to S3, B2, or rclone remotes

## When to choose
- you use restic but want a GUI instead of memorizing CLI commands
- you need cron-scheduled backups with automatic repo health operations on a server or NAS
- you want a single lightweight binary with restic as the only dependency
- you need cross-platform backup management (Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, Docker)

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured backup solution with its own deduplication engine rather than a restic frontend
- you only want a headless CLI backup scheduler with no web interface
- you require backup of live databases with application-consistent snapshots beyond simple pre/post hooks

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: backup, scheduling, web-framework, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, files
- platform: windows, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: restic, backup-orchestrator, webui, snapshot-management, nas, notifications, cron-scheduling, devops, automation, linux, macos, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- garethgeorge/backrest (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:57.506455+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:39:50.359032+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:57.506455+00:00, sha 3b75c369259e)
  - homepage: https://garethgeorge.github.io/backrest/  (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:01.467177+00:00, sha 57fcaf1cdd8e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.