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WARNING WARNING
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WARNING: At the moment, consider khepri as alpha quality software, it is not WARNING: At the moment, consider restic as alpha quality software, it is not
yet finished. Do not use it for real data! yet finished. Do not use it for real data!
Khepri Restic
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Khepri is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are:
* Easy: Doing backups should be a frictionless process, otherwise you are * Easy: Doing backups should be a frictionless process, otherwise you are
tempted to skip it. Khepri should be easy to configure and use, so that in tempted to skip it. Restic should be easy to configure and use, so that in
the unlikely event of a data loss you can just restore it. Likewise, the unlikely event of a data loss you can just restore it. Likewise,
restoring data should not be complicated. restoring data should not be complicated.
* Fast: Backing up your data with khepri should only be limited by your * Fast: Backing up your data with restic should only be limited by your
network or harddisk bandwidth so that you can backup your files every day. network or harddisk bandwidth so that you can backup your files every day.
Nobody does backups if it takes too much time. Restoring backups should only Nobody does backups if it takes too much time. Restoring backups should only
transfer data that is needed for the files that are to be restored, so that transfer data that is needed for the files that are to be restored, so that
this process is also fast. this process is also fast.
* Verifiable: Much more important than backup is restore, so khepri enables * Verifiable: Much more important than backup is restore, so restic enables
you to easily verify that all data can be restored. you to easily verify that all data can be restored.
* Secure: Khepri uses cryptography to guarantee confidentiality and integrity * Secure: Restic uses cryptography to guarantee confidentiality and integrity
of your data. The location the backup data is stored is assumed not to be a of your data. The location the backup data is stored is assumed not to be a
trusted environment (e.g. a shared space where others like system trusted environment (e.g. a shared space where others like system
administrators are able to access your backups). Khepri is built to secure administrators are able to access your backups). Restic is built to secure
your data against such attackers. your data against such attackers.
* Efficient: With the growth of data, additional snapshots should only take * Efficient: With the growth of data, additional snapshots should only take
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``` ```
export GOPATH=~/src/go export GOPATH=~/src/go
go get github.com/fd0/khepri/cmd/khepri go get github.com/restic/restic/cmd/restic
$GOPATH/bin/khepri --help $GOPATH/bin/restic --help
``` ```
License License
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Khepri is licensed under "BSD 2-Clause License". You can find the complete text Restic is licensed under "BSD 2-Clause License". You can find the complete text
in the file `LICENSE`. in the file `LICENSE`.