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diff --git a/doc/book/connect/backup.md b/doc/book/connect/backup.md index bb71dd68..5110442c 100644 --- a/doc/book/connect/backup.md +++ b/doc/book/connect/backup.md @@ -50,3 +50,24 @@ Click `Test connection` and then no when asked `The bucket name should start wit *External links:* [Kopia Documentation > Repositories](https://kopia.io/docs/repositories/#amazon-s3) +To create the Kopia repository, you need to specify the region, the HTTP(S) endpoint, the bucket name and the access keys. +For instance, if you have an instance of garage running on `https://garage.example.com`: + +``` +kopia repository create s3 --region=garage --bucket=mybackups --access-key=KEY_ID --secret-access-key=SECRET_KEY --endpoint=garage.example.com +``` + +Or if you have an instance running on localhost, without TLS: + +``` +kopia repository create s3 --region=garage --bucket=mybackups --access-key=KEY_ID --secret-access-key=SECRET_KEY --endpoint=localhost:3900 --disable-tls +``` + +After the repository has been created, check that everything works as expected: + +``` +kopia repository validate-provider +``` + +You can then run all the standard kopia commands: `kopia snapshot create`, `kopia mount`... +Everything should work out-of-the-box. |