Quick Start

Install

Run the install script:

curl -fsSL https://vykar.borgbase.com/install.sh | sh

Or download a pre-built binary from the releases page. A Docker image is also available. See Installing for more details.

Generate a starter config file, then edit it to set your repository path and source directories:

vykar config

Initialize the repository (prompts for passphrase if encrypted):

vykar init

Create a backup of all configured sources:

vykar backup

Or back up any folder directly:

vykar backup ~/Documents

List all snapshots:

vykar list

List files inside a snapshot (use the snapshot ID shown by vykar list, or latest):

vykar snapshot list a1b2c3d4

Search for a file across recent snapshots:

vykar snapshot find --name '*.txt' --since 7d

Restore files from a snapshot to a directory:

vykar restore a1b2c3d4 /tmp/restored

For backup options, snapshot browsing, and maintenance tasks, see the workflow guides.