more efficient backups

nixos/backups.nix

@@ -3,49 +3,48 @@
   pkgs,
   ...
 }: let
-  extraArgs = [
-    "--exclude='.cache'"
-    "--exclude='.rustup'"
-    "--exclude='.cargo'"
-    "--exclude='.config/Element/Cache'"
-    "--exclude='.config/discord/Cache'"
-  ];
+  backupConfig = {
+    paths = ["/home"];
+    exclude = [
+      "/home/*/Videos"
+      ".cache"
+      ".rustup"
+      ".cargo"
+      ".config/Element/Cache"
+      ".config/discord/Cache"
+    ];
+    timerConfig = {OnCalendar = "hourly";};
+    pruneOpts = [
+      "--keep-hourly 25"
+      "--keep-daily 8"
+      "--keep-weekly 5"
+      "--keep-monthly 13"
+      "--keep-yearly 2"
+    ];
+    checkOpts = [
+      "--with-cache"
+    ];
+  };
   niceness = {
     Nice = 19;
     IOSchedulingClass = "idle";
   };
 in {
   services = {
-    restic.backups.home-to-bolty = {
-      passwordFile = "/etc/nixos/secrets/restic-password-bolty";
-      paths = ["/home"];
-      repository = "rest:http://bolty:8000/";
-      timerConfig = {OnCalendar = "hourly";};
-      extraBackupArgs = extraArgs;
-      pruneOpts = [
-        "--keep-hourly 25"
-        "--keep-daily 8"
-        "--keep-weekly 5"
-        "--keep-monthly 13"
-        "--keep-yearly 2"
-      ];
-    };
+    restic.backups.home-to-bolty =
+      {
+        passwordFile = "/etc/nixos/secrets/restic-password-bolty";
+        repository = "rest:http://bolty:8000/";
+      }
+      // backupConfig;
 
-    restic.backups.home-to-b2 = {
-      passwordFile = "/etc/nixos/secrets/restic-password-b2";
-      paths = ["/home"];
-      repository = "b2:cyplo-restic-${config.networking.hostName}:/";
-      timerConfig = {OnCalendar = "hourly";};
-      extraBackupArgs = extraArgs;
-      environmentFile = "/etc/nixos/secrets/b2-env";
-      pruneOpts = [
-        "--keep-hourly 25"
-        "--keep-daily 8"
-        "--keep-weekly 5"
-        "--keep-monthly 13"
-        "--keep-yearly 2"
-      ];
-    };
+    restic.backups.home-to-b2 =
+      {
+        passwordFile = "/etc/nixos/secrets/restic-password-b2";
+        repository = "b2:cyplo-restic-${config.networking.hostName}:/";
+        environmentFile = "/etc/nixos/secrets/b2-env";
+      }
+      // backupConfig;
   };
 
   systemd.services.restic-backups-home-to-bolty.serviceConfig = niceness;

nixos/boxes/vpsfree1/backups.nix

@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ in rec {
       '';
       timerConfig = {OnCalendar = "daily";};
       environmentFile = "${config.sops.secrets.restic-backups-b2-environment.path}";
-      extraBackupArgs = [
-        "--exclude='cache'"
-      ];
+      exclude = ["cache"];
       pruneOpts = [
         "--keep-hourly 25"
         "--keep-daily 8"
@@ -44,6 +42,9 @@ in rec {
         "--keep-monthly 13"
         "--keep-yearly 2"
       ];
+      checkOpts = [
+        "--with-cache"
+      ];
     };
   };