Borela docs
Install, verify, restore, and troubleshoot verified SQLite backups.
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.
What Borela Verifies
The checks behind Verified recovery.
Security Model
What Borela stores, what it can access, and where the trust boundary sits.
Troubleshooting
Common setup failures and what to check first.