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Backrest · on a Docker VPS v1.14.1

Your restic backups, managed from France

🔒 VPS only

Manage encrypted, scheduled, and reliable backups via a web interface with Backrest (powered by restic), installed and maintained by you. Your backup data remains under your control — in France.

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Hosted in France100% open-sourceEncrypted (restic)GDPR CompliantOfficial publisher image
Overview

What is Backrest?

Backrest is a backup solution accessible via a web interface, built on top of restic. It simplifies backup management through an intuitive interface, accessible locally or remotely — ideal for deployment on a NAS.

It handles repository import, scheduled backups (cron), file browsing, and restoration, as well as pre- and post-backup command hooks and configurable notifications (Discord, Slack…). It is compatible with multiple storage backends: S3, B2, Azure, GCS, local, SFTP, and rclone remotes.

Backrest is designed for those who want a user-friendly backup interface without sacrificing the mature, fast, reliable, and secure capabilities of restic — from beginners seeking simplified management to advanced users who retain command-line access.

Compatible offers

Host Backrest at DINAO

No managed container for Backrest: this application is installed on a VPS hosted in France (1 vCPU / 512 Mo / 5 Go minimum).

Backrest needs a level of access to the machine that the managed container, shared between several customers, does not give. Two VPS hosted in France: DINAO installs and manages it for you, or you administer it yourself.

Technical reason: bind mount of a host path (named volumes only in the managed offer).

Option 2 The simplest

Managed VPS with Docker and the application pre-installed

from €28,70 /month excl. VAT

  • Backrest installed by DINAO when you order
  • The machine is yours alone: the folders Backrest needs are created on it
  • System and Docker managed by DINAO, monitoring included
  • Priority support included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours)
  • Stated, capped resources (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB): beyond that, a larger size is offered
  • Application updates on request
  • Backups as an option (€20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No administrator access to the machine

To use Backrest without installing or administering anything.

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Option 3 100% self-managed

VPS Docker

from €11,00 /month excl. VAT

  • Your virtual machine, full administrator access
  • Docker pre-installed, control panel of your choice
  • Free to install Backrest or any other application, including those that drive Docker
  • Delivered empty: you install and maintain Backrest yourself (or DINAO installs it on quotation)
  • No backup by default (optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No management service by default (optional from €55,00 excl. VAT/month); monitoring as an option

By default you keep full control; but without an additional service, you handle everything: maintenance, configuration, deployment.

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CriterionManaged VPS with Docker and the application pre-installedVPS Docker
Who installs BackrestDINAO, when you orderNobody by default: VPS delivered with Docker and, at your choice, Portainer / Dockge, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation
Application updatesDINAO, on requestYou
System and DockerDINAO, without a control panel: one VPS, one applicationYou: no management service by default (optional: €55,00 or €75,00 excl. VAT/month, business days)
BackupsOptional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)None by default; optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)
MonitoringIncludedOptional: from €1,00 to €10,00 excl. VAT/month
SupportPriority handling included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours, no guaranteed resolution time)Best effort
IsolationA virtual machine of your own, for this application onlyA virtual machine of your own
ResourcesSized for the OS, Docker and Backrest: 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB, stated as a cap; beyond that, a larger size is offeredRecommended size for Backrest: 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB; can be extended
Administrator access (root)NoYes
Applications that require privileged access to the machineYes: the machine is yours aloneYes
Starting price€28,70 excl. VAT/month€11,00 excl. VAT/month (VPS only, without the application)

Options 2 and 3 sized for Backrest (application requirements plus the system and Docker): 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB for option 2, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB for option 3, whose base is larger.

Under the hood

Technical details

vCPU
1 vCPU
ideal : 2 vCPU
Memory
512 Mo
ideal : 2 Go
Disk
5 Go
ideal : 20 Go (hors dépôts de sauvegarde)
Image : ghcr.io/garethgeorge/backrest:latest Registry : ghcr.io Services : backrest Ports : 9898
Frequently asked questions

You might be wondering…

About Backrest 6 questions

What is Backrest for?

It is a web-based backup interface built on restic: it simplifies the scheduling, monitoring, and restoration of your encrypted backups, without giving up CLI access for advanced users.

Which storage destinations can I use?

S3, B2, Azure, GCS, local storage, SFTP, or any rclone remote. Backups are encrypted and deduplicated by restic.

Where is the data hosted?

The Backrest instance and its metadata are in France on the DINAO infrastructure; you additionally choose the storage destination for your backups.

Do I need technical skills?

No for everyday use: the web interface makes restic accessible. You install and maintain the application on your VPS; advanced users retain CLI access.

Can I migrate or export my backups?

Yes. Your restic repositories remain standard and portable, readable directly with restic — no proprietary lock-in.

Is this application tested before it is offered?

This application has not yet passed our automatic deployment test. It can still be installed, but we invite you to contact us before ordering: we will then test it as a priority. The deployment template used was last updated on 3 July 2026. Each new version released by the publisher triggers this test again: the date above therefore follows the version actually offered.

Option 2Option 3 On a VPS 7 questions

One answer per option: the two VPS offers do not cover the same things.

Who installs Backrest on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, when you order

VPS DockerNobody by default: the VPS is delivered with Docker, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation

Who updates Backrest on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, on request

VPS DockerYou

Is the VPS managed?

Managed VPSYes: DINAO manages the system and Docker, without a control panel (one VPS, one application). Monitoring is included

VPS DockerNot by default: you manage the system and Docker. The management service and monitoring can be added as options when ordering

Is my data backed up on a VPS?

Managed VPSAs an option: backup is added when ordering

VPS DockerNone by default; backup can be added as an option when ordering

Do I get administrator (root) access to the VPS?

Managed VPSNo

VPS DockerYes

Do you provide on-call support outside business hours on a VPS?

Managed VPSNo: monitoring is included, interventions take place on business days

VPS DockerNo: monitoring is an option, support is best effort

In which data centre is my service hosted?

In France, in DINAO's private racks within two third-party data centres: Free Pro in Marseille (MAR02) and Euclyde DC1 in Sophia-Antipolis. The operator provides the building, power, cooling and physical security; DINAO operates everything inside its racks, entirely and independently.