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Synology NAS Offsite Backups with Borg

Securely back up your Synology NAS to remote-backups.com using BorgBackup. Benefit from deduplication, client-side encryption, and reliable storage in GDPR-compliant German datacenters.

Why Use Borg with Synology & remote-backups.com?

Efficient & Secure
  • ✅ Deduplication and compression for space savings
  • ✅ End-to-end encryption with your own keys
  • ✅ Reliable, scriptable, and fully open source
Seamless Integration
  • 🔒 SSH-based backup to remote-backups.com
  • 🔄 Automated backup scheduling via DSM Task Scheduler
  • 📦 No SFTP or third-party apps required

Setup Guide

Install Borg on Synology
  1. Open Package Center in DSM.
  2. Add the SynoCommunity source: http://packages.synocommunity.com.
  3. Install the Borg package from the Community section.
    (Borgmatic is included for easier management.)

See detailed Borg setup

Configure SSH Access
  1. Create a dedicated borg user on your Synology NAS and grant SSH access.
  2. Generate an SSH key pair on your NAS or backup client.
  3. Copy the public key to your remote-backups.com account.
  4. Restrict the SSH key to Borg usage in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys: 
    
command="/usr/local/bin/borg serve --restrict-to-path /volume1/borgbackup",restrict ssh-rsa AAAA... user@host

Backup & Automation

Initialize Repository

borg init --remote-path /usr/local/bin/borg \
  --encryption=repokey-blake2 \
  borg@remote-backups.com:/your/repo

Use --remote-path to specify the Borg binary location on Synology.

Automate Backups
  1. Use DSM Task Scheduler to run Borg or Borgmatic backup scripts on a schedule.
  2. Example command: 
    
borg create --remote-path /usr/local/bin/borg \
  --compression zstd \
  borg@remote-backups.com:/your/repo::'{now}' \
  /volume1/important-data
  3. Monitor logs and storage usage from DSM or the remote-backups.com dashboard.

Security & Compliance

End-to-End Encryption

All data is encrypted before leaving your NAS, using keys you control.

Access Control

SSH key authentication and command restriction for every backup job.

GDPR Compliance

Backups stored exclusively in ISO 27001-certified German datacenters.

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FAQ

Yes, use DSM Task Scheduler to run Borg or Borgmatic backup jobs automatically.