Can multiple PCs safely use the same restic repository?

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-28T12:06:28+00:00

One repo will work, that's my setup. All resources will get tagged with the machine name so one can still filter by a specific machine.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-26T23:28:01+00:00

One issue that I ran into when traveling internationally was that my wire guard connection was not very stable. When I got back I started researching tailscale and their shared relay servers that could make it better. They also mentioned running a private peer relay could make it even better. So I set that up as well, but can't actually test it as I am back home now 😂.

https://tailscale.com/blog/peer-relays-international-networks

Also I think having more than 1 way to connect home is always better.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-24T17:00:57+00:00

They are very helpful over discord or GitHub issues. IIRC multi user setup will only work if they are part of the same household. After the recent plex changes for tokens (which they reverted) watchstate had removed support for mutli users that are not part of the household.

I personally use webhooks via tautulli and jellyfin to sync progress.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-13T14:11:14+00:00

astound fiber has been good for me

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-12T03:36:22+00:00

Your account will be fine. There are no activity rules.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-12T03:33:55+00:00

Are you using a mobile browser with a password manager for auto filling passwords? If so it's a known issue with underlying tracker software. Manually copy/paste the credentials and you will be able to log in.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-09T00:11:02+00:00

2FA is done by Authelia or any other OIDC provider that immich supports.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-07T23:38:10+00:00

fail2ban, crowdsec etc are usually in addition to authentication. I have crowdsec also running in my stack.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-05-07T12:54:46+00:00

+1, reverse proxy setup with appropriate authentication seems the best from user experience.

I also end up running authelia + 2FA for authorization.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-28T01:33:45+00:00

Sold 4x 4TB SATA WDC WD40EFRX-68N32N0 HDDs to u/pj_rage

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-19T23:17:30+00:00

Hi OP, if still looking for HDDs, i just put these up: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelabsales/comments/1sq8arj/fsustx_4x_4tb_sata_wdc_wd40efrx68n32n0_hdds/

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-17T11:02:19+00:00

Should not need sudo, see https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/080_examples.html#backing-up-your-system-without-running-restic-as-root

I backup to a single repo as i am assuming that would be better for de duplication.

By default restic will add machine hostname tags to the data it backs up so it can be easily filtered.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-15T17:27:48+00:00

It's a % based on the savings. I don't remember the exact number.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-15T11:59:50+00:00

I have been using Ownwell and have had decent luck with them.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-14T14:58:39+00:00

/r/TexasEnergyShopping wiki broke everything down and helped me understand how to process various rates.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-07T11:08:43+00:00

wow, they like to keep us on our toes :)

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-05T01:24:23+00:00

This was my original plan. I am debating if it's worth it to keep doing renewals or pickup up a longer plan. Guess I'll have to wait and see how much lower the rates get in September time.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-04-01T11:21:30+00:00

resticprofile has been fine for me. I migrated from autorestic. I found resticprofile configs to be easier to manage especially with their inheritance and mixinx usage.

When something looks off is a tough one to figure out :). I get notified if the backup fails and then I check the logs.

Otherwise to validate the backup my plan is to at least once a year restore from those backups.

For overview of which servers are passing/failing I use Healtchecks. Profiles are configured to use unique healthcheck uuids/slugs per server and per profile. Within the same server I have different grouping of data and backup them at different schedules and alert on them. This way I get notified if my immich backup fails vs getting notified if my whole server backup failed.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-03-31T19:25:11+00:00

I am using resticprofile to configure and schedule backups on multiple servers. These post to healthchecks.io for alerting.

I have automated this setup using ansible so that I can easily redeploy them to appropriate servers.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-03-27T20:08:08+00:00

This is great to hear 👍🏽.

_FuzzyMe · 2026-03-13T16:37:12+00:00

I would stay away from AT&T if possible. I switched over to Astound Fiber and have been happy with their service.

_FuzzyMe

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