# How to restore incremental backups via ssh **URL:** \ **Category:** Backups\ **Created:** [February 27, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-restore-incremental-backups-via-ssh/21040 "2026-02-27T20:35:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ujuj8899897](https://forum.hestiacp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/74df32/32.png) [@ujuj8899897](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/ujuj8899897)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-restore-incremental-backups-via-ssh/21040/1 "2026-02-27T20:35:12Z")
Hello i enabled incremental backups, i added this code to crontab: ```auto # DAILY backup for user (03:00 every day) 0 3 * * * sudo /usr/local/hestia/bin/v-backup-user user # WEEKLY backup for admin (Sunday 01:00) 0 1 * * 0 sudo /usr/local/hestia/bin/v-backup-user admin # HOURLY incremental backup via Restic 0 * * * * /usr/local/hestia/bin/v-backup-users-restic ``` In Gui when i go to incremental backups i see files like, `04ba3cc6, 459238d4, 08bb4bb4` But how can i restore them via ssh? ---
**Author:** ![sahsanu](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/sahsanu/32/9318_2.png) [@sahsanu](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/sahsanu)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-restore-incremental-backups-via-ssh/21040/2 "2026-02-27T21:53:32Z")
Hi, > [@ujuj8899897](#): > > In Gui when i go to incremental backups i see files like, `04ba3cc6, 459238d4, 08bb4bb4` Those are the snapshots. > [@ujuj8899897](#): > > But how can i restore them via ssh? ```t v-restore-user-full-restic USER SNAPSHOT KEY ``` **Note** : I’ve never used incremental backups managed by Hestia ---
**Author:** ![ujuj8899897](https://forum.hestiacp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/74df32/32.png) [@ujuj8899897](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/ujuj8899897)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-restore-incremental-backups-via-ssh/21040/3 "2026-02-27T22:23:28Z")
Thanks, what is key where can i find it? because i never encountered it, i just enabled incrementla and that is ---
**Author:** ![sahsanu](https://forum.hestiacp.com/user_avatar/forum.hestiacp.com/sahsanu/32/9318_2.png) [@sahsanu](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/sahsanu)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-restore-incremental-backups-via-ssh/21040/4 "2026-02-27T22:54:44Z")
The key is in this file: `/usr/local/hestia/data/users/YOUR_USER/restic.conf` ```t cat /usr/local/hestia/data/users/YOUR_USER/restic.conf ``` ---
**Author:** ![bakkar](https://forum.hestiacp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@bakkar](https://forum.hestiacp.com/u/bakkar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.hestiacp.com/t/how-to-restore-incremental-backups-via-ssh/21040/5 "2026-02-27T23:30:58Z")
I previosuly had this question (how to access my restic repo from anywhere) since my personal PC is windows i need a way to access it, check this docker image tool which can help you extract the repo easily: [GitHub - Eboubaker/hestia\_ib\_quick\_restore: docker image with small script to restore hestia incremental backup](https://github.com/Eboubaker/hestia_ib_quick_restore) hope that helps.