Guides

This page gathers a collection of practical guides to help you use Plakar effectively. Each guide focuses on a specific topic, from basic setup to advanced configurations, so you can quickly find the instructions you need.

Scheduling Tasks

Learn how to configure and run the Plakar scheduler to automate backups.

Importing Configurations

Learn how to import configurations for stores, sources, and destinations in Plakar using the import command.

Creating a Kloset Store

Create a Kloset Store on the filesystem using Plakar

Serving a Kloset Store over HTTP

Expose a Kloset Store over HTTP using the plakar server command.

Excluding files from a backup

Learn how to exclude files from a backup using the -ignore and -ignore-file options in Plakar. This tutorial explains the syntax and provides examples for excluding files and directories.

Retrieving passphrase via external command

The passphrase for accessing an encrypted Kloset Store can be stored in the environment, a file, or in the configuration. It can also be retrieved via an external command, for example your password manager.