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 backups are done with [vykar](https://vykar.borgbase.com) to [borgbase](https://borgbase.com)
 
+always remember to `docker compose stop` before doing any of this!
+
 **creating**
 - if on a new borgbase repo, run `vykar init` first
 - to back up, run `sudo vykar backup` (sudo required as we are accessing `/var/lib/docker/volumes/`)
@@ -90,7 +92,16 @@ backups are done with [vykar](https://vykar.borgbase.com) to [borgbase](https://
   ```
 
 **restoring**
-- to restore the backup, run `vykar list` to find a snapshot to use, then `sudo vykar restore abcd1234 /var/lib/docker/volumes/`
+the restore process is kind of fucked up but doable
+
+- restore on new system
+  - run `vykar list` to find a snapshot to use
+  - `sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker/volumes/`
+  - then `sudo vykar restore abcd1234 /var/lib/docker/volumes/`
+  - figure out the UID:GID for all containers and `sudo chown -R UID:GID /var/lib/docker/volumes/.../_data/` their respective volumes
+- restore on same system
+  - run `vykar list` to find a snapshot to use
+  - then `sudo vykar restore abcd1234 /var/lib/docker/volumes/`
 
 ## todo
 - further secure the server (ratelimiting, hardening...)