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how to automate backup and handle the passphrase? (lemmy.ml)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/54692477

i'm setting up plakar as a backup tool and i wanted to use some systemd service and timer files to trigger the backups automatically. the issue is that doing so requires the plakar passhprase. what is the best way to handle this? because the best options seem to require interactivity and i need a non interactive solution. is the standard solution to simply let the passphrase as a plaintext or what?

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Which is what Plakar suggests, too, as their cli tool reads the PLAKAR_PASSPHRASE environmental variable.

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