Borgitory

Borgitory is a comprehensive web-based management interface for BorgBackup repositories that provides real-time monitoring, automated scheduling, and cloud synchronization capabilities. It offers complete backup lifecycle management including on-demand backups, automated pruning policies, interactive archive browsing with file downloads, and cloud sync to S3-compatible storage via Rclone. The FastAPI powered system features a modern responsive web interface built with HTMX, and Tailwind CSS.

Quick Start

• full documentation is available at https://borgitory.com

Prerequisites

• Docker Installation (Recommended): Docker with Docker Compose for containerized deployment
• PyPI Installation: Python 3.13+ for direct installation from PyPI

Installation

Option 1: Docker Installation (Recommended)

1. Pull and run the Docker image

   # Using Docker directly
   docker run -d \
     -p 8000:8000 \
     -v ./data:/app/data \
     -v /path/to/backup/sources:/backup/sources:ro \
     -v /path/to/borg/repos:/repos \
     --cap-add SYS_ADMIN \
     --device /dev/fuse \
     --name borgitory \
     mlapaglia/borgitory:latest

   Or using Docker Compose (create a docker-compose.yml):

   version: '3.8'
   services:
     borgitory:
       image: mlapaglia/borgitory:latest
       ports:
         - "8000:8000"
       volumes:
         - ./data:/app/data # database and encryption key location
         - /path/to/backup/sources:/sources:ro
         - /path/to/any/backup/repos:/repos:ro
       cap_add:
         - SYS_ADMIN # optional, needed to mount borg archives and browse them
       devices:
         - /dev/fuse # borg uses FUSE to mount archives
       restart: unless-stopped

   docker-compose up -d

2. Access the web interface

   • Open http://localhost:8000 in your browser
   • Create your first admin account on initial setup

Option 2: PyPI Installation

Install Borgitory directly from PyPI:

# Install stable release from PyPI
pip install borgitory

# Start the server
borgitory serve

# Or run with custom settings
borgitory serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

PyPI Installation Requirements:

• Python 3.13 or higher
• BorgBackup installed and available in PATH
• Rclone (optional, for cloud sync features)
• FUSE (optional, for browsing archives)

Windows Requirements:

• WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) must be installed and configured
• Inside WSL2, you need:
  • BorgBackup installed (sudo apt install borgbackup or similar)
  • Python 3.13+ installed
  • Rclone installed (optional, for cloud sync features)
• BorgBackup does not have a native Windows executable, so WSL2 is required for all backup operations