Configuration

Kestrel reads ~/.config/kestrel/kestrel.toml, then KESTREL_* environment variables, then flags.

[repository]
url = "s3://backups/laptop"
password_command = "security find-generic-password -s kestrel -w"

[snapshot]
paths = ["~/Documents", "~/Pictures"]
exclude = ["**/.DS_Store", "**/node_modules"]
one_file_system = true

[chunker]
min_size = "512KiB"
avg_size = "2MiB"
max_size = "8MiB"

[transfer]
connections = 8
upload_limit = "0"      # bytes per second, 0 = unlimited

[schedule]
cron = "0 3 * * *"

Environment variables