Deploy Backrest on your own server.

Backrest is a web UI and orchestrator for restic backups. It supports scheduling, browsing snapshots, restores, notifications, and any restic-backed storage (S3, B2, rclone remotes, local, etc.). This template keeps the standard data/config/cache/tmp/rclone volumes and optionally bind-mounts host paths at /userdata and /repos like the…

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Your infrastructureAutomatic HTTPSNo lock-in

Screenshots

A closer look at Backrest.

Setup time

A few minutes

Deployment

Your own server

Services

1 connected service

Why Backrest

Everything you need, running where you choose.

Get the full Backrest experience with Easypanel handling the repetitive infrastructure work around it.

Web Interface

Modern web-based interface accessible from any device with a browser for easy backup management.

Multiple Storage Backends

Support for various storage options including local filesystem, cloud providers, and rclone-compatible services.

Backup Scheduling

Flexible scheduling options for automated backups with customizable intervals and retention policies.

Data Encryption

Built-in encryption capabilities to secure your backup data both in transit and at rest.

Backup Monitoring

Comprehensive monitoring and reporting of backup status, health, and performance metrics.

Restore Capabilities

Easy restore functionality with point-in-time recovery options and selective file restoration.

How it works

From template to live app in three steps.

Easypanel turns the template into real services, storage, and domains on the server you already control.

Already have Easypanel? Open your dashboard at the URL or IP of your own installation.

Installation guide

Open your dashboard

Visit the URL or IP of your Easypanel installation and choose the target project.

Choose Backrest

Open Templates, select Backrest, then review its service names and configuration.

Deploy and open your app

Easypanel starts every service and provisions an HTTPS domain for you.

Installation options

The template asks for these values before creating your services.

Option	Default	Required
App Service Name	backrest	Required
App Service Image	ghcr.io/garethgeorge/backrest:v1.13.0	Required
Timezone Container TZ (e.g. America/New_York, Europe/Berlin).	Etc/UTC	Required
Host path mounted at /userdata (optional) Absolute host path to files or folders you want Backrest to back up, mounted read/write at /userdata inside the container. Leave empty to skip.	—	Optional
Host path mounted at /repos (optional) Absolute host path for local restic repos, mounted at /repos. Leave empty to skip.	—	Optional

Before you deploy

Backup sources; Use template fields Host path → /userdata and/or Host path → /repos for directories you want visible inside the container (same as path/to/backup/data:/userdata and path/to/local/repos:/repos in the official compose). You can also add more bind mounts in Easypanel for other paths, then reference them in backup plans inside Backrest. First run; Open the UI, complete setup (credentials), and configure repos and schedules per the documentation.

Resources

Project documentation and source code.