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+Use [restic](https://restic.net/) together with rclone for a poor mans backup solution. 
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+Environment variables:
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+`RCLONE_REMOTE` remote for rclone e.g. `gdrive:/backup`
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+`RCLONE_CONFIG` file path for the rclone config file e.g. `/config/rclone.conf`
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+`RESTIC_PASSWORD` password for the repo