Borela docs

Install, verify, restore, and troubleshoot verified SQLite backups.

• Plans and Limits

  Choose by protected data, with a weekly verified restore on every current plan.

• Verify an Existing Replica

  Restore and check your own Litestream replica before signing up.

• Quickstart

  Get Borela running on one SQLite database.

• Install on Ubuntu VPS

  Recommended path for Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Linode, and similar VPSs.

• Install with Docker

  Run Borela on the host, next to the volume that stores SQLite.

• Install with Coolify

  Back up the SQLite file from the host volume Coolify uses.

• Install with Rails SQLite

  Back up production.sqlite3 without changing Rails.

• Use with Existing Litestream

  Keep Litestream if you like it; use Borela for restore verification and alerts.

• Restore a Backup

  Restore the latest backup or recover to a specific point in time.

• Choose a Restore Point

  How recovery windows work, what timestamp to pass, and what an idle database looks like on the dashboard.

• What Borela Verifies

  The restore checks included in every current plan.

• Security Model

  What Borela stores, what it can access, and where the trust boundary sits.

• Troubleshooting

  Common setup failures and what to check first.

• A Recorded Restore Check

  One reproducible local restore, with the measured result and its limits.