Local Snapshot Plus Offsite Replication

This pattern combines three strengths:

• rsync for a clean local "current" copy
• restic for encrypted history
• rclone for an offsite copy

If you already run rsync snapshots, Restic fits naturally on top.

Workflow

layered-backup.sh

# 1) local normalize
rsync -a --delete /srv/app/ /backup/app/current/

# 2) restic snapshot history
restic backup /backup/app/current --tag daily --host app-01

# 3) offsite mirror for additional disaster tolerance
rclone sync /backup/app/current remote-prod:backups/app/current

Why This Works

Layer	What you get	Restore impact
/backup/app/current	fastest local restore	copy back immediately
restic snapshots	rollback points	restore yesterday or pre-deploy
rclone offsite	disaster tolerance	restore even if the server dies

Benefits

• Local restore speed from /backup/app/current
• Historical recovery from restic snapshots
• Secondary offsite copy for regional or repository failure events