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[](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/restic/restic)
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[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/fd0/restic/branch/master)
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[](http://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/restic/restic)
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Introduction
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============
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restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure. Detailed
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information can be found in [the documentation](doc/index.md) and [the user
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manual](doc/Manual.md). The [design document](doc/Design.md) lists the
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technical background and gives detailed information about the structure of the
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repository and the data saved therein. The file [FAQ.md](doc/FAQ.md) lists the
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most frequently asked questions.
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The latest documentation can be viewed online at
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<https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest>. On the bottom left corner there is
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a menu that allows switching to the documentation and user manual for the
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latest released version.
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News
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You can follow the restic project on Twitter
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[@resticbackup](https://twitter.com/resticbackup) or by subscribing to the
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[development blog](https://restic.github.io/blog/).
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Install restic
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==============
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You can download the latest pre-compiled binary from the [restic release page](https://github.com/restic/restic/releases/latest).
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Build restic
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============
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Install Go/Golang (at least version 1.7), then run `go run build.go`,
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afterwards you'll find the binary in the current directory:
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$ go run build.go
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$ ./restic --help
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Usage:
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restic [OPTIONS] <command>
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[...]
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You can easily cross-compile restic for all supported platforms, just supply
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the target OS and platform via the command-line options like this (for Windows
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and FreeBSD respectively):
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$ go run build.go --goos windows --goarch amd64
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$ go run build.go --goos freebsd --goarch 386
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The resulting binary is statically linked and does not require any libraries.
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More documentation can be found in the [user manual](doc/Manual.md).
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At the moment, the only tested compiler for restic is the official Go compiler.
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Building restic with gccgo may work, but is not supported.
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Contribute and Documentation
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============================
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Contributions are welcome! Please **open an issue first** (or add a comment to
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an existing issue) if you plan to work on any code or add a new feature. This
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way, duplicate work is prevented and we can discuss your ideas and design
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first.
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More information and a description of the development environment can be found
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in [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md). A document describing the design of
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restic and the data structures stored on the back end is contained in
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[`doc/Design.md`](doc/Design.md).
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If you'd like to start contributing to restic, but don't know exactly what do
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to, have a look at this great article by Dave Cheney:
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[Suggestions for contributing to an Open Source project](http://dave.cheney.net/2016/03/12/suggestions-for-contributing-to-an-open-source-project)
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A few issues have been tagged with the label `help wanted`, you can start
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looking at those: https://github.com/restic/restic/labels/help%20wanted
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Contact
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=======
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If you discover a bug, find something surprising or if you would like to
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discuss or ask something, please [open a github issue](https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/new).
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If you would like to chat about restic, there is also the IRC channel #restic
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on irc.freenode.net.
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**Important**: If you discover something that you believe to be a possible critical
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security problem, please do *not* open a GitHub issue but send an email directly to
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alexander@bumpern.de. If possible, please encrypt your email using the following PGP key
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([0x91A6868BD3F7A907](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xCF8F18F2844575973F79D4E191A6868BD3F7A907)):
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```
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pub 4096R/91A6868BD3F7A907 2014-11-01
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Key fingerprint = CF8F 18F2 8445 7597 3F79 D4E1 91A6 868B D3F7 A907
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uid Alexander Neumann <alexander@bumpern.de>
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sub 4096R/D5FC2ACF4043FDF1 2014-11-01
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```
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License
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=======
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Restic is licensed under "BSD 2-Clause License". You can find the complete text
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in the file `LICENSE`.
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