steve
148e61b33b
Two independent path lists for "what does this host back up?" was
a real divergence footgun — operator types one set at Add-host time
and a different set into a schedule, both end up in the same repo,
the snapshot history looks fine until restore. Resolution: drop
host.default_paths entirely; add a `manual` flag on schedules.
A manual schedule has paths/excludes/tags/retention like any other
but no cron — it fires only via per-schedule Run-now. Single source
of truth for what gets backed up.
Schema (migration 0007):
* schedules.manual INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0.
* For every host with non-empty default_paths, seed a manual
schedule with those paths and bump host_schedule_version.
* ALTER TABLE hosts DROP COLUMN default_paths.
* ALTER TABLE enrollment_tokens RENAME COLUMN default_paths
TO initial_paths.
Original draft of this migration rebuilt hosts via the
create-new + drop-old + rename-new pattern. With foreign_keys=ON
(set in the connection DSN), DROP TABLE on the parent fired
ON DELETE CASCADE on every child of hosts(id) — schedules /
jobs / snapshots / host_credentials all wiped on the smoke env
when I tried it. SQLite 3.35+ supports column-level ALTERs
directly, so we skip the rebuild dance and avoid the cascade
trap. Six lines of SQL instead of sixty, no FK risk.
Run-now rewiring:
* New `dispatchScheduleNow(hostID, scheduleID, conn?)` helper
unifies the agent-driven path (cron fire → schedule.fire →
OnScheduleFire callback) and the UI-driven path (operator
clicks Run-now on a schedule row). Conn arg is optional; nil
falls back to Hub.Send.
* New POST /hosts/{id}/schedules/{sid}/run endpoint — per-row
Run-now button on the schedules list.
* Dashboard's per-host Run-now (handleUIRunBackup) now picks the
host's only enabled manual schedule, falls back to the only
enabled schedule, else returns "pick one in Schedules tab".
Keeps one-click for the common case.
Agent:
* Scheduler skips manual schedules in cron build (silent — they're
a normal data shape, not an error).
* Wire Schedule struct gains Manual flag.
* Schedule.fire flow unchanged — the agent only ever fires
non-manual schedules anyway.
UI:
* Add-host form retitled "Initial schedule · manual" so the
operator knows the paths become an editable schedule under
the Schedules tab. Result page calls out the manual schedule
+ points at Host > Schedules.
* Schedule edit form: "Manual schedule" checkbox at the top of
the When section; toggling it hides/shows the cron field via
inline JS. Server-side validator skips the cron requirement
when manual=true.
* Schedule list shows a "manual" tag under the status pill and
renders the When column as "— run-now only —" for manual rows.
Each row gets a Run-now button when the schedule is enabled
and the host is online.
Tests + go test ./... green.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
restic-manager
Self-hosted, browser-based, single-pane-of-glass for managing restic backups across a fleet of Linux and Windows endpoints.
Status: pre-alpha. Phase 0 (project bootstrap) complete; Phase 1 (MVP) in progress. See
spec.mdfor the design andtasks.mdfor the roadmap.
What it does (target)
- Central visibility into backup state for every endpoint
- Trigger any restic operation remotely (
backup,forget,prune,check,unlock,snapshots,stats,diff,restore) - Manage per-host backup schedules from the UI
- Live job progress streamed back to the UI
- Restore wizard (browse snapshots, pick paths, restore to original or alternate host)
- Repo health surfacing (size, dedup ratio, last check, lock state)
- Alerting on failure or staleness
- Cross-platform agent (Linux + Windows)
- Ransomware-resistant repo access via append-only credentials
Architecture (one-line summary)
A small Go control-plane on the Proxmox host, lightweight Go agents on each
endpoint that hold an outbound WebSocket to the control-plane, and a
restic/rest-server on Unraid that holds the actual backup data. The
control-plane never touches backup bytes.
Full architecture diagram and component breakdown:
spec.md §3.
Repository layout
cmd/server/ control-plane binary
cmd/agent/ endpoint agent binary
internal/api shared API types (REST + WS envelopes)
internal/server/ HTTP, WS, UI handlers
internal/agent/ service integration, restic runner, local scheduler
internal/restic restic CLI wrapper
internal/store SQLite persistence
internal/crypto secret encryption
internal/auth passwords, sessions, agent tokens
web/ server-rendered templates + static assets
deploy/ Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, install scripts
design/ UI wireframes (Phase 0 design pass)
Local development
Requires Go 1.25+ (built and tested on 1.26). The floor is set by
modernc.org/sqlite v1.50.
make build # builds cmd/server and cmd/agent into ./bin
make test # runs go test ./...
make lint # runs golangci-lint
make run-server # runs the server (dev defaults)
License
PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 — see LICENSE. Free for personal,
hobby, research, educational, governmental, and other noncommercial use.
Commercial use requires a separate license.