Vykar Backup — Configuration Reference

Overview

vykar is a fast, encrypted, deduplicated backup tool written in Rust.

• CLI: /usr/local/bin/vykar (v0.16.1)
• GUI: ~/Applications/vykar-gui.AppImage (v0.16.1)
• Docs: https://vykar.borgbase.com

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Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/vykar/config.yaml

Setting	Value
Repository	/mnt/ugreen/IAM-TPX3
Repo label	ugreen-tpx3
Source	/home/earldodd
Encryption	AES-256-GCM (auto)

Repository fingerprint: a0cde1b875420358ca8004ac81cd589271b1c80b0305a3e90272f1dddf4d80a2

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Common Commands

# Run a backup
vykar backup

# List snapshots
vykar list

# Verify repository integrity
vykar check

# Browse/restore via WebDAV
vykar mount

# View repository stats
vykar info

# Launch GUI
~/Applications/vykar-gui.AppImage

Restore files from a snapshot

# Restore entire snapshot to a destination
vykar restore <snapshot-id> --dest /path/to/restore

# Browse snapshot contents first
vykar snapshot <snapshot-id>

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Snapshots

ID	Date	Host	Files	Size
9e3cd939	2026-05-29 10:58	IAM-TX3	26,054	19.04 GiB

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Notes

• The repository at /mnt/ugreen/IAM-TPX3 must be mounted before running backups.
• Encryption passphrase is prompted interactively unless configured via passphrase: or passcommand: in config.yaml.
• To enable scheduled backups, uncomment and configure the schedule: section in config.yaml.
• To add retention policies, uncomment the retention: section in config.yaml.