Duplicati Backup Solution

Key Features

• AES-256 encryption with client-side key management for secure cloud backups
• Support for 20+ cloud storage backends including AWS S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox
• Incremental backup system with block-level deduplication to minimize storage usage
• Web-based backup job configuration and monitoring interface
• Built-in scheduler for automated backup operations with flexible timing options
• NGINX reverse proxy providing SSL termination and access control for the web interface
• Email notification system for backup success, failure, and warnings
• Backup verification and restoration testing capabilities

Common Use Cases

• 1Home users backing up personal files and documents to cloud storage with encryption
• 2Small businesses implementing automated daily backups of critical business data
• 3Remote workers needing secure offsite backup of work files to company-approved cloud storage
• 4System administrators managing backup schedules for multiple desktop computers
• 5Developers backing up source code repositories and project files to multiple cloud providers
• 6Organizations requiring compliance with data retention policies through scheduled backups
• 7Home lab enthusiasts protecting configuration files and personal projects with automated cloud sync

Prerequisites

• Minimum 512MB RAM for Duplicati container plus 64MB for NGINX
• Available ports 8200 (Duplicati) and 80 (NGINX) or custom ports via environment variables
• Cloud storage account credentials (AWS S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.) for backup destinations
• Basic understanding of backup retention policies and encryption key management
• Storage space for local backup cache and temporary files during backup operations
• Network connectivity to chosen cloud storage providers with adequate upload bandwidth

docker-compose.yml

1services: 
2  duplicati: 
3    image: linuxserver/duplicati:latest
4    container_name: duplicati
5    restart: unless-stopped
6    ports: 
7      - "${DUPLICATI_PORT:-8200}:8200"
8    environment: 
9      - PUID=1000
10      - PGID=1000
11      - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
12    volumes: 
13      - duplicati_config:/config
14      - ${BACKUP_SOURCE:-./source}:/source:ro
15      - ${BACKUP_DEST:-./backups}:/backups
16
17  nginx: 
18    image: nginx:alpine
19    container_name: duplicati-nginx
20    restart: unless-stopped
21    ports: 
22      - "${NGINX_PORT:-80}:80"
23    volumes: 
24      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
25
26volumes: 
27  duplicati_config: 

.env Template

1# Duplicati
2DUPLICATI_PORT=8200
3TZ=UTC
4BACKUP_SOURCE=./source
5BACKUP_DEST=./backups
6NGINX_PORT=80

Usage Notes

Individual Services(2 services)

Copy individual services to mix and match with your existing compose files.

duplicati:
  image: linuxserver/duplicati:latest
  container_name: duplicati
  restart: unless-stopped
  ports:
    - ${DUPLICATI_PORT:-8200}:8200
  environment:
    - PUID=1000
    - PGID=1000
    - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
  volumes:
    - duplicati_config:/config
    - ${BACKUP_SOURCE:-./source}:/source:ro
    - ${BACKUP_DEST:-./backups}:/backups

nginx:
  image: nginx:alpine
  container_name: duplicati-nginx
  restart: unless-stopped
  ports:
    - ${NGINX_PORT:-80}:80
  volumes:
    - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro

Quick Start

1# 1. Create the compose file
2cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
3services:
4  duplicati:
5    image: linuxserver/duplicati:latest
6    container_name: duplicati
7    restart: unless-stopped
8    ports:
9      - "${DUPLICATI_PORT:-8200}:8200"
10    environment:
11      - PUID=1000
12      - PGID=1000
13      - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
14    volumes:
15      - duplicati_config:/config
16      - ${BACKUP_SOURCE:-./source}:/source:ro
17      - ${BACKUP_DEST:-./backups}:/backups
18
19  nginx:
20    image: nginx:alpine
21    container_name: duplicati-nginx
22    restart: unless-stopped
23    ports:
24      - "${NGINX_PORT:-80}:80"
25    volumes:
26      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro
27
28volumes:
29  duplicati_config:
30EOF
31
32# 2. Create the .env file
33cat > .env << 'EOF'
34# Duplicati
35DUPLICATI_PORT=8200
36TZ=UTC
37BACKUP_SOURCE=./source
38BACKUP_DEST=./backups
39NGINX_PORT=80
40EOF
41
42# 3. Start the services
43docker compose up -d
44
45# 4. View logs
46docker compose logs -f

One-Liner

Run this command to download and set up the recipe in one step:

1curl -fsSL https://docker.recipes/api/recipes/duplicati-backup-stack/run | bash

Troubleshooting