Btrfs hook documentation (#251).
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@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ feedback](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/#issues) you have on this feature.
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You have a couple of options for borgmatic to find and backup your ZFS datasets:
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* For any dataset you'd like backed up, add its mount point to borgmatic's
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`source_directories`.
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`source_directories` option.
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* Or set the borgmatic-specific user property
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`org.torsion.borgmatic:backup=auto` onto your dataset, e.g. by running `zfs
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set org.torsion.borgmatic:backup=auto datasetname`. Then borgmatic can find
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@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ If you have multiple borgmatic configuration files with ZFS enabled, and you'd
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like particular datasets to be backed up only for particular configuration
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files, use the `source_directories` option instead of the user property.
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During a backup, borgmatic automatically snapshots these discovered datasets,
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temporary mounts the snapshots within its [runtime
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During a backup, borgmatic automatically snapshots these discovered datasets
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(non-recursively), temporary mounts the snapshots within its [runtime
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directory](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases/#runtime-directory),
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and includes the snapshotted files in the files sent to Borg. borgmatic is
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also responsible for cleaning up (destroying) these snapshots after a backup
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and includes the snapshotted files in the paths sent to Borg. borgmatic is also
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responsible for cleaning up (destroying) these snapshots after a backup
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completes.
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Additionally, borgmatic rewrites the snapshot file paths so that they appear
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@ -88,3 +88,60 @@ Filesystem snapshots are stored in a Borg archive as normal files, so
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you can use the standard
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[extract action](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/extract-a-backup/) to
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extract them.
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### Btrfs
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<span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version 1.9.4</span> <span
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class="minilink minilink-addedin">Beta feature</span> borgmatic supports taking
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snapshots with the [Btrfs filesystem](https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/) and sending
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those snapshots to Borg for backup.
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To use this feature, first you need one or more Btrfs subvolumes on mounted
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filesystems. Then, enable Btrfs within borgmatic by adding the following line to
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your configuration file:
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```yaml
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btrfs:
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```
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No other options are necessary to enable Btrfs support, but if desired you can
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override some of the commands used by the Btrfs hook. For instance:
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```yaml
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btrfs:
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btrfs_command: /usr/local/bin/btrfs
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findmnt_command: /usr/local/bin/findmnt
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```
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As long as the Btrfs hook is in beta, it may be subject to breaking changes
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and/or may not work well for your use cases. But feel free to use it in
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production if you're okay with these caveats, and please [provide any
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feedback](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/#issues) you have on this feature.
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#### Subvolume discovery
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For any subvolume you'd like backed up, add its path to borgmatic's
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`source_directories` option. During a backup, borgmatic snapshots these
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subvolumes (non-recursively) and includes the snapshotted files in the paths
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sent to Borg. borgmatic is also responsible for cleaning up (deleting) these
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snapshots after a backup completes.
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Additionally, borgmatic rewrites the snapshot file paths so that they appear at
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their original subvolume locations in a Borg archive. For instance, if your
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subvolume exists at `/mnt/subvolume`, then the snapshotted files will appear in
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an archive at `/mnt/subvolume` as well.
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<span class="minilink minilink-addedin">With Borg version 1.2 and
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earlier</span>Snapshotted files are instead stored at a path dependent on the
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temporary snapshot directory in use at the time the archive was created, as Borg
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1.2 and earlier do not support path rewriting.
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#### Extract a subvolume
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Subvolume snapshots are stored in a Borg archive as normal files, so you can use
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the standard [extract
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action](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/extract-a-backup/) to extract
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them.
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