---
title: "Run profile-based restic backups and verification checks with resticprofile"
description: "Execute named restic backup profiles with repeatable backup, retention, prune, check, and restore steps instead of hand-running one-off commands."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/creativeprojects/resticprofile"
author: "CreativeProjects"
publisher_type: "organization"
category:
  - "Runbooks & Diagnostics"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "creativeprojects/resticprofile"
  github_stars: 1275
---

# Run profile-based restic backups and verification checks with resticprofile

Execute named restic backup profiles with repeatable backup, retention, prune, check, and restore steps instead of hand-running one-off commands.

## Prerequisites

resticprofile, restic, configured backup backend credentials

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install restic and resticprofile, define one or more profiles in the config file, then run commands like `resticprofile backup`, `resticprofile check`, or a named profile operation.
```

## Documentation

- https://creativeprojects.github.io/resticprofile/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-profile-based-restic-backups-and-verification-checks-with-resticprofile/)