Proxmox-Backup-Client

Proxmox-Backup-Client

Docker app from fancyshmancy's Repository

Overview

A Docker image to run the Proxmox Backup Server client and backup things from any directory mounted within /backups inside the container.

Runtime arguments

Network
host
Shell
sh
Privileged
false
Extra Params
--mount type=tmpfs,target=/tmp,tmpfs-size=1G --mount type=tmpfs,target=/run:exec,tmpfs-size=64m --restart unless-stopped

Template configuration

PBS Encryption PasswordVariable

Encryption Password is Generated on first startup. Copy it from the console log and store it somewhere safe.

Target
PBS_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD
PBS EndpointVariable

URL or IP of your Proxmox Backup Server instance

Target
PBS_ENDPOINT
PBS DatastoreVariable

Name of the Datastore you want to backup to.

Target
PBS_DATASTORE
CRON ScheduleVariable
Target
CRON_SCHEDULE
Default
0 */4 * * *
Value
0 */4 * * *
PBS API Key NameVariable

Use of the PBS_API_KEY_NAME and PBS_API_KEY_SECRET is recommended

Target
PBS_API_KEY_NAME
Value
username@pam!test
PBS API Key SecretVariable
Target
PBS_API_KEY_SECRET
PBS UserVariable

PBS_USER/PBS_PASSWORD is not required if PBS_API_KEY_NAME is set.

Target
PBS_USER
PBS PasswordVariable
Target
PBS_PASSWORD
PBS FingerprintVariable

PBS_FINGERPRINT is required if using a self signed SSL certificate.

Target
PBS_FINGERPRINT
PBS Datastore NamespaceVariable

PBS_DATASTORE_NS is optional but should be set if using namespaces.

Target
PBS_DATASTORE_NS
Config DirectoryPathrw
Target
/root/.config/proxmox-backup/
Value
/mnt/user/appdata/proxmox-backup-client/
Backup Path 1Pathro
Target
/backups/path1
Backup Path 2Pathro
Target
/backups/path2
Backup Path 3Pathro
Target
/backups/path3

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Details

Repository
aterfax/pbs-client
Last Updated2026-05-23
First Seen2025-05-05

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