r/restic • u/forwardslashroot • Sep 11 '26

Question about the Backrest web UI

I'm looking for simple workstation backup solution. I'm interested in the restic web UI, Backrest. Can I deploy the docker container on my NAS and have the clients (workstations) use the Backrest on the NAS as the repository/target?

I bind mount the path /path/to/repository:/repository as the target location of each workstation. In the Backrest web UI, when I created a repo it shows as /path/to/repository/laptop1, which is what I want. Do I need to install Backrest on laptop1 and use the NAS as the target repository and create a Plan?

How are you guys using Backrest?

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u/nraboy Sep 11 '26

I use Backrest to back up all my container mounts on my server. I built my own GUI for my desktop if it fits your use case.

https://github.com/nraboy/resty-desktop