install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install resticprofile

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install resticprofile

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/resticprofile/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#resticprofile

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/re/resticprofile/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/resticprofile

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/resticprofile.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id creativeprojects.resticprofile -e

Windows Package Manager source index · creativeprojects.resticprofile · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Configuration profiles manager and scheduler for restic backup

Project links

Commands and aliases

resticprofile

history

Project history and usage

resticprofile is a cross-platform profile manager, command runner, and scheduler for restic backups.

Project history

resticprofile was created as a configuration-profile manager and automation wrapper for restic, bridging the gap between restic’s command-line interface and recurring backup jobs.

The project grew to support profile inheritance, retention workflows, hooks, groups, resource priorities, monitoring, multiple configuration syntaxes, and operating-system schedulers.

Adoption history

resticprofile is available through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and WinGet, reflecting adoption by restic users across Unix-like systems and Windows.

How it is used

Users define repository, password-file, backup sources, retention, hooks, and scheduling options in a profiles file, then invoke restic commands through a selected profile.

The default basename is `profiles`; supported suffixes include `.conf`, `.yaml`, `.toml`, `.json`, and `.hcl`. Search directories differ across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

A profile may point to an arbitrary restic password file, but resticprofile does not prescribe a separate credentials-file location.

Why package nerds care

restic intentionally remains command-line focused and does not provide its own persistent profile format. resticprofile fills that ecosystem niche without replacing restic itself.

Its support for TOML, YAML, JSON, and HCL, plus schemas and native schedulers, makes restic configurations reproducible and suitable for dotfile or infrastructure repositories.

Timeline

2022: Official configuration examples documented the established version-1 profile format.
2026: The generated configuration reference covered current restic commands and both version-1 and preview version-2 schemas.

Related projects

restic is the backup engine executed by resticprofile.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:backup

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: profilesprofiles.confprofiles.yamlprofiles.tomlprofiles.jsonprofiles.hcl~/.config/resticprofile/profiles/etc/xdg/resticprofile/profiles/usr/local/etc/resticprofile/profiles/etc/resticprofile/profiles
macOS: profilesprofiles.confprofiles.yamlprofiles.tomlprofiles.jsonprofiles.hcl~/.config/resticprofile/profiles~/Library/Preferences/resticprofile/profiles/Library/Preferences/resticprofile/profiles/usr/local/etc/resticprofile/profiles/etc/resticprofile/profiles
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\resticprofile\profiles%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\resticprofile\profilesc:\ProgramData\resticprofile\profilesc:\resticprofile\profiles%USERPROFILE%\resticprofile\profiles

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`resticprofile`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19

manager version0.33.1

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.33.1

https://github.com/creativeprojects/resticprofile

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:resticprofile
Version	0.33.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/resticprofile
Homepage	https://creativeprojects.github.io/resticprofile/
Repository	https://github.com/creativeprojects/resticprofile
Upstream docs	https://creativeprojects.github.io/resticprofile/
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/creativeprojects/resticprofile/archive/refs/tags/v0.33.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T07:28:25Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	restic
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	resticprofile
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

resticprofile

nix profile install nixpkgs#resticprofile

normalized package name match
Matched by: Resticprofile

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/resticprofile/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

resticprofile

sudo port install resticprofile

normalized package name match
Matched by: Resticprofile

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/resticprofile/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/resticprofile

scoop install main/resticprofile

normalized package name match
Matched by: Resticprofile

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/resticprofile.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

creativeprojects.resticprofile

winget install --id creativeprojects.resticprofile -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Resticprofile

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: creativeprojects.resticprofile from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/resticprofile.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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