diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5f77f4d..a60f383 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ Depending on your system, the setup will look different. Choose one of ### TL;DR Setup 1. Create B2 credentials as instructed [below](#1-create-backblaze-b2-account) 1. Install config and scripts: + * ```console $ sudo make install-systemd ``` - ☝ **Note**: `sudo` is required here, as some files are installed into system directories (`/etc/` + * ☝ **Note**: `sudo` is required here, as some files are installed into system directories (`/etc/` and `/usr/bin`). Have a look to the `Makefile` to know more. + * Arch Linux users: use the [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/restic-automatic-backup-scheduler). 1. Fill out configuration values (edit with sudo): * `/etc/restic/pw.txt` - Contains the password (single line) to be used by restic to encrypt the repository files. Should be different than your B2 password! * `/etc/restic/_global.env.sh` - Global environment variables. @@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ $ journalctl -f -u restic-backup@default.service -#### 8. Email notification on failure +#### 8. Optional: Email notification on failure We want to be aware when the automatic backup fails, so we can fix it. Since my laptop does not run a mail server, I went for a solution to set up my laptop to be able to send emails with [postfix via my Gmail](https://easyengine.io/tutorials/linux/ubuntu-postfix-gmail-smtp/). Follow the instructions over there. Put this file in `/bin`: