A configuration profiles manager for restic backup, resticprofile is the missing link between a configuration file and restic backup.

This image extends the official resticprofile image by:

• Overriding its entrypoint and command to allow for long-lived containers that run crond. A crontab configuration file can be mounted inside the container at /crontab to schedule tasks.

• Adding utilities such as database clients. Please refer to the repository for the full list of installed utilities.

References:

• Dockerhub: https://hub.docker.com/r/alexycodes/resticprofile

• Dockerfile GitHub: https://github.com/alexycodes/resticprofile-dockerfile

• Template GitHub: https://github.com/alexycodes/unraid-docker-templates

• Project GitHub: https://github.com/creativeprojects/resticprofile

• Project docs: https://creativeprojects.github.io/resticprofile

Edited October 5, 2025Oct 5 by alexycodes

Do you have some examples on how to configure this? I have used resticprofile for a long time but always use its builtin scheduling. The dockerfile seems to override the normal entrypoint and just runs crond.

I have resticprofile running fine inside the container with the passed in profiles.yaml and my key so no issues with restic / resticprofile. How do I schedule resticprofile to run daily?

Edited October 5, 2025Oct 5 by ilium007

You can create a crontab file and mount it at /crontab inside the container to schedule any commands. Example:

0 0 * * * cd /resticprofile && resticprofile backup

This configuration would run resticprofile backup every day at midnight. It assumes that your resticprofile files are mounted under /resticprofile, as defined in the Unraid app template.

Another approach is to use the User Scripts plugin to set up a scheduled script that runs a command inside the container using docker exec. Example:

docker exec resticprofile resticprofile backup

If you have multiple containers performing scheduled tasks, this can be a convenient way to centralize all scheduling configurations in a single place. It also makes it easy to run your scripts at arbitrary times with the click of a button.

Hope this helps.

Perfect - thanks!

Is /mnt/user/appdata/resticprofile/crontab supposed to be a bind mounted directory with crontab files inside or is /mnt/user/appdata/resticprofile/crontab a crontab file mounted at /crontab inside the container?

Edited October 5, 2025Oct 5 by ilium007

Just a file named crontab.

Got it - thanks. I was having issue bind mounting the file in Unraid but after I removed and recreated the container it worked.

How do we set the timezone? You Dockerfile installs tzdata but it does not seem to be installed in the docker container? I want to schedule using local time.

Edited October 5, 2025Oct 5 by ilium007

Disregard - setting an ENV variable TZ=Australia/Brisbane fixed it.