disaster-recovery

Installation
SKILL.md

Disaster Recovery

Guide the user through full Raspberry Pi disaster recovery, including backup verification, snapshot restore, Docker volume recovery, SD card imaging, and multi-node migration.

Trigger

  • User asks how to restore their Pi after a failure
  • User wants to verify backups are complete and recent
  • User needs to migrate to new hardware (new Pi, new SD card)
  • User wants to recover a specific Docker volume or service
  • User asks about backup strategy, retention, or coverage
  • User mentions "restore", "disaster recovery", "migration", or "SD card imaging"
  • User asks what changed between backups

Required Inputs

  • SSH connectivity to the Raspberry Pi (validated via homelab_sshTest)
  • Restic installed on the Pi (sudo apt install restic)
  • Backup repository accessible at HOMELAB_BACKUP_REPO (default /mnt/backup/restic)
Installs
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Oct 27, 2026