Borg Web UI

Borg Web UI is a modern web application for managing Borg Backup without relying on complex terminal commands. It provides a guided interface to create and monitor backup jobs, browse archives, and restore files across local and remote repositories.

Key Features

• Create, run, and monitor Borg backups with live progress tracking
• Archive browser for file-level restore, with optional Redis caching for faster browsing on large repositories
• Repository management for local and remote targets (including SSH and SFTP)
• Visual cron-style scheduler with execution history
• Pre/post-backup hooks to run custom scripts (for example, stopping services or creating database dumps)
• Notifications for failures and completions via many providers (commonly via Apprise)
• SSH key generation, import, and deployment for remote repository access
• Built-in API with interactive Swagger documentation (after installation)

Use Cases

• Centralized backup management for a home server, NAS, or small homelab
• Scheduled backups for servers and services with health monitoring and alerting
• Quick file recovery by browsing archives and restoring specific paths

Limitations and Considerations

• Requires careful volume-mount configuration, since the container needs access to the data you want to back up
• Some features (like accelerated archive browsing) depend on optional components such as Redis

Borg Web UI is well-suited for users who want Borg’s deduplicated backups with a practical, production-friendly interface. It combines scheduling, monitoring, and restore workflows into a single dashboard while supporting common remote backup patterns.