This how I backup now with Restic.

I have restic-env:

# vim:ft=sh

export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$(pass net/mega.nz/s4/secret)
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$(pass net/mega.nz/s4/access)
export RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND="pass net/mega.nz/restic/$1"
export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:s3.eu-amsterdam-2.megas4.com/$1"

Then for each system I have own bucket, which I manage as follows:

1. Backup: restic backup --files-from ~/MEGA/Restic/jarkko-kan-01.local.txt
2. Restore: restic --target / 4de0c63f.

Note that restore is done relative to the system root i.e., they are full system backups.

I use these more like long-term preserved content, audio plugin presets and stuff like that rather than e.g., config files (for those I rather use Git).

E.g. here’s the contents of backed up folders for my Mac Mini:

/Library/Application Support/Sonic Academy/
/Library/Application Support/u-he/
/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/
/Library/Audio/Presets/Xfer Records/
/Users/jarkko/Downloads/
/Users/jarkko/Documents/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Application Support/com.xfer.serum2/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Application Support/com.xferrecords.serum/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Application Support/FabFilter/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Application Support/Sonic Academy/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Application Support/ToguAudioLine/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Application Support/u-he/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Audio/Presets/u-he/
/Users/jarkko/Library/Preferences/com.fabfilter.*.plist
/Users/jarkko/Library/Preferences/Serum2Prefs.json
/Users/jarkko/Library/Preferences/SerumPrefs.json

I use for MEGA mainly because it does not have AI features and it does have S4 support. I don't know any other consumer subscription cloud storage that has this combination of qualities.

Given that backups are system configuration agnostic this allows me to get all my presets to my new Macbook Neo via restic restore, which will save me whole a lot of time and trouble.