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Offsite Backup target for resticRestic REST Server VPS hosting.
Run your own restic REST server on a KVM VPS: one-click Coolify install, full root access and locations in Europe and America.
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What is a restic REST server?
Your own offsite Backup server for restic.
A restic REST server gives your laptop, homelab and servers a Backup target outside your own four walls. It is the lightweight HTTP backend that restic talks to through a rest:https:// repository URL, and it only ever stores data that restic encrypted on your machine before upload. On a ZAP-Hosting KVM VPS you install it with one click through Coolify, set a user and password, and run restic init against your own offsite repository.
Full root access makes it your Backup server, not a black box. Give every machine its own htpasswd user and private repository, switch on append-only so clients can add snapshots but never delete them, and check disk usage or logs over SSH whenever you want. Because the VPS runs in a data center, your offsite copy stays physically out of reach of a fire, a break-in or a compromised device on your home network.
rest-server features
Everything restic needs in one Backup server.
Encrypted uploads from every machine, per-client users and append-only protection, all on a server you control with root access.
One Backup server for every machine
Laptops, homelab and other servers back up to one endpoint, each in its own repo.
Encrypted uploads to your repository
Snapshots leave each machine already encrypted and land in your repo over lean HTTP.
Users, HTTPS and append-only
Only your machines get in, and append-only clients add snapshots without deleting history.
Integrity checks per repository
Confirm every repository is still restorable by running restic check from any client.
Root access to rest-server
Add users, change flags and read logs yourself, straight over SSH.
Prometheus metrics for Grafana
Spot stalled or missing Backups early with rest-server's optional Prometheus endpoint.
Locations in Europe and America
Your server. Your location.
4 data centers in Europe and America — choose the location closest to your users.
Europe
FFM/Eygelshoven
America
Dallas
Los Angeles
Ashburn
Inside the app
Set up and run your restic REST server in Coolify
Set your password before the first start, add --append-only with root access, then watch the health check and disk usage while restic clients push snapshots.
Backup backendClient-side encryptionSysadmins and homelabsOffsite by design
restic REST server
Password
restic REST server
Password set at install
Coolify requires REST_SERVER_PASSWORD before the first start, so rest-server never runs without authentication. Pick a long, unique password and use it in the rest: URL of every client that connects.
Required at installNo anonymous accessSet in CoolifyUsed in the rest: URL
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restic REST server on your VPS in minutes — no complicated setup.
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Your VPS stays restorable.
Snapshots let you roll back quickly. ZapX Pass unlocks Restore, manual Backups, and longer retention for daily Backups.
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- Jump back immediately
- Snapshot with RAM
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about restic REST server
Answers to the most important questions before you start.
Order a VPS, open One-Click Apps and install Restic REST Server with one click through Coolify. Coolify asks for REST_SERVER_PASSWORD before the first start. Then point restic at rest:https://user:password@your-server/repo and run restic init. You keep full root access over SSH for anything beyond the defaults. Read the One-Click Apps guide
- One-click install via Coolify One-Click Apps
- Password is set before the first start
- Full root access over SSH for custom flags
You pay for the VPS plan; rest-server itself is open-source software with no separate license fee. Current prices for all VPS plans load live in the pricing section on this page. Choose a flexible term, pay through Stripe and cancel anytime.
- Live prices in the pricing section
- Flexible terms
- Cancel anytime
rest-server is lightweight and needs only modest RAM and CPU, so disk size is what matters. Restic deduplicates, and repository format v2 also compresses, so the repository grows with unique data, not with the number of snapshots. Run restic stats --mode raw-data on an existing repository, add headroom and pick the plan that fits.
- Size the plan by disk, not CPU
- The repository grows with unique data
- Check the size with restic stats
Yes. Give each machine its own repository path in the rest: URL and add an htpasswd user per client over SSH. With rest-server's private-repos option, each user only reaches repositories under their own name. Any restic client that supports the rest: backend works, including web UIs such as Backrest. First SSH access guide
- One repository per machine
- A separate htpasswd user per client
- Works with Backrest and the restic CLI
Yes. When the restic-data volume fills up, upgrade to a larger VPS plan with more disk, RAM or CPU. Check the volume usage over SSH or in the VPS statistics, so you can plan the next step before a Backup job runs out of space.
- Upgrade to a larger plan as data grows
- Watch disk usage over SSH
- Plan disk growth ahead of time
VPS locations are available in Europe and America: FFM/Eygelshoven, Ashburn, Dallas and Los Angeles. Pick a location close to the machines you back up for faster uploads and restores, or choose another region if you want more geographic distance between your data and its offsite copy. The configurator shows availability for each plan.
- Locations in Europe and America
- Choose close to your machines
- Or add distance for offsite safety
SFTP needs a shell or SSH user for every client, and S3 or managed storage usually bills by stored data and traffic. A REST server on your own VPS adds append-only mode, private repositories per htpasswd user and full control over disk and location. With every backend, restic encrypts snapshots on your machine before upload, so the server only stores ciphertext.
- Append-only mode: rest-server only
- No shell access for clients
- Disk you size yourself
Look for a VPS with full root access, enough disk for your repository, a choice of locations, a quick setup and monthly pricing you can plan. A ZAP-Hosting VPS covers these: rest-server installs with one click via Coolify on KVM, you get root over SSH, NVMe storage and locations in Europe and America, and you can upgrade as the repository grows.
- Root access and enough disk
- Location choice and fast setup
- Predictable monthly pricing
Any more questions?
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ZapX AI Agent
Get help with your restic REST server in plain English
Ask about 401 errors, disk sizing or append-only and get clear explanations and safe next steps for the rest-server on your VPS.
401 troubleshootingDisk sizingAppend-onlyhtpasswd users
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Why does restic say 401 Unauthorized?
Usually the user or password in your rest: URL does not match an htpasswd entry. Compare it with REST_SERVER_USERNAME and REST_SERVER_PASSWORD in Coolify, and URL-encode special characters in the password.
How do I add a second user?
Over SSH you can run htpasswd -B against the server's .htpasswd file with the new username. I can walk you through it step by step; I can run the command after you confirm, or you can run it yourself.
Performance
Measured VPS performance for Backup runs
Disk and network throughput decide how fast restic uploads new chunks and how long a full restore from your repository takes.
Top-tier Performance
High-performance VPS, CPU model depends on the location
ZAP-HostingPowerful server CPUs
Typical VPSHardware varies
Typical VPS plans without a published host CPU
confirmed 2026-07-01
Standard CPUPowerful server CPUs, model depends on the location
StorageEnterprise NVMe U.3, Ceph
Support24/7 AI + escalation
Use cases
Who runs a restic REST server on a VPS?
From homelab owners to sysadmins: one offsite server that receives encrypted restic Backups from every machine you care about.
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