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# DockerVault

> Intelligent Docker backup discovery for real systems

DockerVault scans your Docker environments and figures out **what actually matters to back up** — automatically.

No guesswork. No forgotten volumes. No broken restores.

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## 📚 Contents

* [🚀 What is DockerVault?](#what-is-dockervault)
* [⚡ Quick Start](#quick-start)
* [🧠 How it Works](#how-it-works)
* [🗂 Classification Model](#classification-model)
* [💾 Borg Integration](#borg-integration)
* [🤖 Automation Mode](#automation-mode)
* [🔢 Exit Codes](#exit-codes)
* [🛠 Tech Stack](#tech-stack)
* [🔍 Example](#example)
* [🧱 Current Features](#current-features)
* [🔥 Roadmap](#roadmap)
* [🔮 Future Ideas](#future-ideas)
* [🧠 Philosophy](#philosophy)
* [📜 License](#license)
* [❤️ Credits](#credits)

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## 🚀 What is DockerVault?

DockerVault analyzes your `docker-compose.yml` and identifies:

* What **must** be backed up
* What can be **ignored**
* What needs **human review**

It bridges the gap between:

👉 “everything looks fine”
and
👉 “restore just failed”

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## ⚡ Quick Start

```bash
git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USER/dockervault.git
cd dockervault

pip install -e .
```

Run analysis:

```bash
python -m dockervault.cli docker-compose.yml --borg --repo /backup-repo
```

Run backup:

```bash
python -m dockervault.cli docker-compose.yml \
  --run-borg \
  --repo /backup-repo
```

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## 🧠 How it Works

DockerVault parses your compose file and inspects:

* bind mounts
* volume targets
* known data paths

It then classifies them using heuristics:

* database paths → critical
* logs/cache → optional
* unknown → review

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## 🗂 Classification Model

DockerVault divides everything into three categories:

### ✅ INCLUDE

Must be backed up.

Example:

```
/var/lib/mysql
/data
/config
```

### ⚠️ REVIEW

Needs human decision.

Triggered when:

* path does not exist
* path exists but is empty
* named volumes (Docker-managed)

Example:

```
./mc-missing → /data
```

### ❌ SKIP

Safe to ignore.

Example:

```
/var/log
/tmp
/cache
```

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## 💾 Borg Integration

DockerVault can generate and run Borg backups directly.

Example:

```bash
python -m dockervault.cli docker-compose.yml \
  --run-borg \
  --repo /mnt/backups/borg/dockervault
```

Generated command:

```bash
borg create --stats --progress \
  /repo::hostname-2026-03-23_12-44-19 \
  /path/to/data
```

### Features

* automatic archive naming (with seconds precision)
* deduplicated paths
* safe command generation
* subprocess execution
* optional passphrase support

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## 🤖 Automation Mode

Designed for cron / scripts / servers.

```bash
python -m dockervault.cli docker-compose.yml \
  --run-borg \
  --quiet \
  --automation \
  --repo /backup-repo
```

### Behavior

* no plan output
* no interactive prompts
* minimal output
* suitable for logs / CI

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## 🔢 Exit Codes

| Code | Meaning                              |
| ---- | ------------------------------------ |
| 0    | Success                              |
| 1    | General error                        |
| 2    | Missing required args                |
| 3    | No include paths                     |
| 4    | Review required (`--fail-on-review`) |

### Fail on review

```bash
--fail-on-review
```

Stops automation if something needs human attention.

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## 🛠 Tech Stack

* Python 3.10+
* PyYAML
* BorgBackup
* CLI-first design

---

## 🔍 Example

Input:

```yaml
services:
  db:
    volumes:
      - ./db:/var/lib/mysql

  mc:
    volumes:
      - ./mc-missing:/data

  nginx:
    volumes:
      - ./logs:/var/log/nginx
```

Output:

```
INCLUDE:
  db

REVIEW:
  mc-missing

SKIP:
  logs
```

---

## 🧱 Current Features

* Docker Compose parsing
* Bind mount detection
* Intelligent classification
* Borg backup integration
* Automation mode
* Exit codes for scripting
* Safe path handling
* Deduplication

---

## 🗺 Roadmap

DockerVault is built with a clear philosophy:  
**simple core, intelligent behavior, and extensible design — without unnecessary complexity or vendor lock-in.**

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### 🚀 v1 — Core Engine (Current Focus)

> Build a reliable, deterministic backup discovery engine

- [x] Docker Compose scanning
- [x] Volume and bind mount detection
- [x] Intelligent classification (critical / review / skip)
- [x] Backup plan generation
- [x] Borg backup integration
- [x] Dry-run mode
- [x] Automation mode (`--automation`, `--quiet`)

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### 🔧 v2 — Observability & Automation

> Make DockerVault production-ready

- [ ] Advanced logging (human + JSON output)
- [ ] Webhook support (primary notification system)
- [ ] ntfy integration (lightweight alerts)
- [ ] Email notifications (optional reports)
- [ ] Change detection (new/missing volumes)
- [ ] Backup summaries (stats, duration, warnings)
- [ ] Basic run history (file-based, no database)

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### 🧠 v3 — Intelligence Layer

> Move from tool → system awareness

- [ ] "Explain why" classification decisions
- [ ] Anomaly detection (size, duration, structure)
- [ ] System understanding confidence
- [ ] Backup diff between runs
- [ ] Smarter classification patterns

---

### 🧪 v4 — Reliability & Safety

> Ensure backups are actually usable

- [ ] Restore testing (ephemeral container validation)
- [ ] Integrity checks (borg/restic verify)
- [ ] Pre/post execution hooks
- [ ] Backup profiles (critical / full / custom)

---

### 🔐 v5 — Security & Encryption

> Strong, transparent data protection

- [ ] Engine-native encryption (Borg / Restic)
- [ ] Encryption validation checks
- [ ] Optional post-process encryption (age / gpg)
- [ ] Clear key handling guidelines

---

### 🔌 v6 — Plugin Ecosystem

> Extend without bloating core

- [ ] Storage backends (S3, WebDAV, SSH, etc.)
- [ ] Optional cloud integrations (Dropbox, Google Drive, Proton Drive)
- [ ] Notification plugins (webhook-first approach)
- [ ] Pluggable architecture for extensions

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### 🌐 v7 — Platform & Deployment

> Make DockerVault easy to run anywhere

- [ ] Official Docker image
- [ ] Non-interactive container mode
- [ ] Unraid Community Apps template
- [ ] Configurable via environment + config file

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### 🧭 Design Principles

- **No vendor lock-in** — webhook over platform integrations  
- **Self-hosting friendly** — works fully offline/local  
- **Transparency over magic** — explain decisions  
- **Stateless-first** — no database required by default  
- **Extensible architecture** — plugins over core bloat  
- **Backup ≠ done until restore works**

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### 🔮 Future Ideas

> Ideas that push DockerVault beyond backup — towards system awareness and control.

#### 🧠 System Intelligence
- Change detection (new/missing volumes, structure changes)
- "Explain why" classification decisions
- System understanding confidence score
- Backup diff between runs
- Detection of unknown/unclassified data

#### 📊 Observability & Insight
- Historical trends (size, duration, change rate)
- Growth analysis (detect abnormal data expansion)
- Backup performance tracking
- Structured JSON logs for external systems

#### 🚨 Alerting & Automation
- Webhook-first automation triggers
- ntfy notifications
- Email reporting
- Conditional alerts (failures, anomalies, missing data)
- Integration with external systems (Node-RED, Home Assistant, OpenObserve)

#### 🧪 Reliability & Verification
- Automated restore testing (ephemeral containers)
- Service-level validation (DB start, app health)
- Integrity checks (borg/restic verification)
- Backup validation reports

#### ⚙️ Control & Extensibility
- Pre/post execution hooks
- Backup profiles (critical / full / custom)
- Simulation mode (predict behavior before execution)
- Advanced dry-run with diff preview

#### 🔐 Security & Encryption
- Engine-native encryption support
- Optional post-process encryption (age, gpg)
- Encryption validation and key awareness
- Secure offsite export workflows

#### 🔌 Plugin Ecosystem
- Storage backends (S3, WebDAV, SSH, etc.)
- Optional cloud targets (Dropbox, Google Drive, Proton Drive)
- Notification plugins (webhook-first design)
- Pluggable architecture for extensions

#### 🌐 Multi-System Awareness
- Multi-host environments (Lanx-style setups)
- Centralized reporting and monitoring
- Cross-node backup visibility

#### 🖥 Platform & UX
- Optional Web UI (status, history, alerts)
- Docker-native deployment mode
- Unraid Community Apps integration
- Config-driven operation (env + config files)

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> Built with ❤️ for real systems — not toy setups.
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## 🧠 Philosophy

DockerVault is built on a simple idea:

> Backups should reflect reality — not assumptions.

* No blind backups
* No hidden data
* No silent failures

Just clarity.

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## 📜 License

GNU GPLv3

This project is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.

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## ❤️ Credits

Created by <br> **Ed Nielsen https://lanx.dk <br>  NodeFox 🦊 https://nodefox.lanx.dk**

Built with ❤️ for Lanx

Maintained by Ed Nielsen
Feel free to contribute, suggest improvements or fork the project.
