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Been using Restic for a while but I was wondering how does it compare to: - Rustic https://rustic.cli.rs https://rustic.cli.rs - Kopia https://kopia.io https:

Been using Restic for a while but I was wondering how does it compare to: - Rustic https://rustic.cli.rs https://rustic.cli.rs - Kopia https://kopia.io https://kopia.io

BoingBoomTschak 2y ago
I vaguely remember Kopia having partly mitigated Restic's issues with memory usage.
asteroidburger 2y ago
Rustic is a rewrite of Restic from Go to Rust. See https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html
- rjrdi38dbbdb 2y ago
  It looks nice, but until they support FUSE mounting, I'll stick with restic.
aliasxneo 2y ago
I perused the Rustic website and they have a direct comparison of Restic here: https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.htm https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.htm. At face value I thought it was just, "because it's Rust," but it does appear to have a few additional features. I haven't used either, though.
- dicytea 2y ago
  You dropped the l: https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html
- tredre3 2y ago
  Rustic was started by a former restic contributor. My impression at the time was that he was frustrated with poor collaboration from restic maintainers (slow/no response to his PRs). So it's a bit more than just "rewrite-it-in-rust". Many of his rejected/ignored restic PRs ended up being features in rustic: cold storage support, config file support, resumable operations, webdav server, etc.
  - tacticus 2y ago
    "rewrite-it-in-rust-wrapping-c"
riedel 2y ago
https://www.patpro.net/blog/index.php/2024/03/07/3590-borg-kopia-restic-a-comparison/ https://www.patpro.net/blog/index.php/2024/03/07/3590-borg-k...
Scandiravian 2y ago
I switched to rustic a couple of months ago due to it being able to filter based on .gitignore files. Have done a few test restores and everything has worked well so far
snorremd 2y ago
A killer feature rustic has over restic is built-in support for .gitignore files. So all your dependencies and build output is automatically ignored in your backups.
- Too 2y ago
  Wouldn’t you back up your git repos by pushing them somewhere? Even if that somewhere is a different directory on the same drive. Backing up your local working copy sounds a bit odd.
- neilv 2y ago
  Nice. Using `.gitignore` would simplify my Restic, Borg/Borgmatic, and Rsync-based backup scripts/configs. (Right now, I end up duplicating the same information in a few places, not very well.)
- githubalphapapa 2y ago
  At first I thought that sounded great, but then I realized that that would exclude files that I want to be backed up, like `dir-locals-2.el`, which should be excluded from git, but should also be backed up. There doesn't seem to be a great solution to that in general.
tinodb 2y ago
From the rustic readme: > rustic currently is in beta state and misses regression tests. It is not recommended to use it for production backups, yet.

Been using Restic for a while but I was wondering how does it compare to: - Rustic https://rustic.cli.rs https://rustic.cli.rs - Kopia https://kopia.io https://kopia.io

BoingBoomTschak 2y ago

I vaguely remember Kopia having partly mitigated Restic's issues with memory usage.

asteroidburger 2y ago

Rustic is a rewrite of Restic from Go to Rust. See https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html

rjrdi38dbbdb 2y ago
It looks nice, but until they support FUSE mounting, I'll stick with restic.

aliasxneo 2y ago

I perused the Rustic website and they have a direct comparison of Restic here: https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.htm https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.htm. At face value I thought it was just, "because it's Rust," but it does appear to have a few additional features. I haven't used either, though.

dicytea 2y ago
You dropped the l: https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/comparison-restic.html
tredre3 2y ago
Rustic was started by a former restic contributor. My impression at the time was that he was frustrated with poor collaboration from restic maintainers (slow/no response to his PRs). So it's a bit more than just "rewrite-it-in-rust". Many of his rejected/ignored restic PRs ended up being features in rustic: cold storage support, config file support, resumable operations, webdav server, etc.
- tacticus 2y ago
  "rewrite-it-in-rust-wrapping-c"

riedel 2y ago

https://www.patpro.net/blog/index.php/2024/03/07/3590-borg-kopia-restic-a-comparison/ https://www.patpro.net/blog/index.php/2024/03/07/3590-borg-k...

Scandiravian 2y ago

I switched to rustic a couple of months ago due to it being able to filter based on .gitignore files. Have done a few test restores and everything has worked well so far

snorremd 2y ago

A killer feature rustic has over restic is built-in support for .gitignore files. So all your dependencies and build output is automatically ignored in your backups.

Too 2y ago
Wouldn’t you back up your git repos by pushing them somewhere? Even if that somewhere is a different directory on the same drive. Backing up your local working copy sounds a bit odd.
neilv 2y ago
Nice. Using `.gitignore` would simplify my Restic, Borg/Borgmatic, and Rsync-based backup scripts/configs. (Right now, I end up duplicating the same information in a few places, not very well.)
githubalphapapa 2y ago
At first I thought that sounded great, but then I realized that that would exclude files that I want to be backed up, like `dir-locals-2.el`, which should be excluded from git, but should also be backed up. There doesn't seem to be a great solution to that in general.

tinodb 2y ago

From the rustic readme: > rustic currently is in beta state and misses regression tests. It is not recommended to use it for production backups, yet.