# Backup and restore · Tech watch

[Canonical source](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/tags/backup-and-restore>)

Preparing recoverable copies and verifying restoration procedures.

## [Zerobyte automates Restic backups for self-hosters](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/zerobyte-automates-restic-backups-for-self-hosters>)

Zerobyte brings scheduling, management, and monitoring of encrypted Restic backups into a web interface. It supports NFS, SMB, WebDAV, and SFTP sources as well as local directories, with destinations including S3, GCS, Azure, and rclone.

The Docker Compose setup can be pared down when backing up only already-mounted directories: removing `SYS_ADMIN` and the FUSE device reduces the container’s granted capabilities, but prevents direct mounting of remote shares.

2026-11-03 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/zerobyte-automates-restic-backups-for-self-hosters.md>) · [Original resource](<https://github.com/nicotsx/zerobyte>)

## [Schedule and restore self-hosted database backups](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/schedule-and-restore-self-hosted-database-backups>)

Databasement brings scheduling, backup, and restore workflows together for databases including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLite, and Redis. Its web interface supports destinations such as S3, SFTP, Samba, and local storage, with SSH tunnels for remote environments.

2026-09-01 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/schedule-and-restore-self-hosted-database-backups.md>) · [Original resource](<https://github.com/David-Crty/databasement>)

## [Sync files to cloud storage with Rclone](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/sync-files-to-cloud-storage-with-rclone>)

Rclone syncs files with many storage backends, from Google Drive and Dropbox to S3, Azure, and Google Cloud Storage. Its command-line interface can automate transfers and backups across providers.

2026-04-26 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/sync-files-to-cloud-storage-with-rclone.md>) · [Original resource](<https://rclone.org/>)

## [VolSync: choose a volume replication strategy](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/volsync-choose-a-volume-replication-strategy>)

The documentation compares VolSync replication and backup methods, including Rclone, Restic, Rsync and Syncthing. It maps them to scenarios such as disaster recovery and multi-site synchronization.

2025-01-11 · [Markdown](<https://sebastien.rigaux.be/en/tech-watch/links/volsync-choose-a-volume-replication-strategy.md>) · [Original resource](<https://volsync.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage/index.html>)