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-# Travel Backup Script
+# Wasabi Restic Backup Script
+
+This script automates backups to a [Wasabi](https://wasabi.com/) (S3-compatible) bucket using [restic](https://restic.net/).  
+It supports environment-based secrets (via `.env` + [python-dotenv](https://pypi.org/project/python-dotenv/)), CLI overrides, and dry-run/verbose modes.
+
+---
+
+## Features
+
+- Backup any file or directory to Wasabi S3 storage with restic.
+- Secrets loaded from a `.env` file (no need to type passwords on the CLI).
+- CLI arguments override `.env` and system environment variables.
+- Verbose and dry-run modes for debugging.
+- Environment variable redaction in output (so logs won’t leak secrets).
+
+---
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Python 3.8+
+- [restic](https://restic.net/) installed and in your `PATH`
+- `python-dotenv` installed:
+  ```bash
+  pip install python-dotenv
+
+
+## Initialize the Repository (first run only)
+
+restic -r s3:s3.[REGION].wasabisys.com/[BUCKET_NAME]/[PREFIX] init
+
+
+## CLI Options
+
+Option	Description
+--source, -s	Source path to back up (required)
+--bucket, -b	Wasabi bucket name (required unless --repository used)
+--endpoint, -e	S3 endpoint (default: s3.wasabisys.com or from env)
+--prefix, -p	Path inside bucket (default: travel-backup)
+--access-key	Wasabi access key (overrides env/.env)
+--secret-key	Wasabi secret key (overrides env/.env)
+--password, -P	Restic password (overrides env/.env)
+--repository, -r	Full restic repository string (overrides bucket/endpoint/prefix)
+--env-file	Path to .env file (default: .env)
+--dry-run	Show command and env but do not execute
+--verbose	Show extra debug info
+
+## Example Dry Run
+python travel-backup-backup.py --source /etc --bucket my-bucket --dry-run --verbose
+
+
+## Run the Backup
+
+python backup.py --source /path/to/data --bucket my-bucket
+
+**Example with overrides:**
+python backup.py \
+  --source ~/Documents \
+  --bucket my-bucket \
+  --prefix laptop-backups \
+  --verbose
+
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+python-dotenv
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+def build_repo(endpoint: str, bucket: str, prefix: str = None) -> str:
+    """
+    Build a restic S3 repository URL in the correct format:
+    s3:ENDPOINT/BUCKET[/PREFIX]
+    """
+    parts = [f"s3:{endpoint.rstrip('/')}"]
+    if bucket:
+        parts.append(bucket.strip("/"))
+    if prefix:
+        parts.append(prefix.strip("/"))
+    return "/".join(parts)
+
+def run_restic(repo: str, source: str, dry_run: bool = False):
+    """Run restic backup command."""
+    cmd = [
+        "restic",
+        "-r", repo,
+        "backup",
+        source,
+    ]
+    print("Repository:", repo)
+    print("Command:", " ".join(cmd))
+    print("Environment (redacted):")
+    for key in ("WASABI_ENDPOINT", "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "RESTIC_PASSWORD"):
+        if key in os.environ:
+            print(f"  {key}=***REDACTED***")
+    if dry_run:
+        print("Dry-run mode: not running restic.")
+        return 0
+    return subprocess.call(cmd)
+
+def main():
+    # Load environment variables from .env.local (if present)
+    load_dotenv(".env.local")
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Backup files to Wasabi S3 with restic")
+    parser.add_argument("--source", required=True, help="Path to file or directory to back up")
+    parser.add_argument("--bucket", help="Wasabi S3 bucket name")
+    parser.add_argument("--prefix", help="Prefix (folder) inside bucket", default=None)
+    parser.add_argument("--region", default="us-east-1", help="Wasabi region, e.g. us-west-1")
+    parser.add_argument("--repository", help="Full restic repository string (overrides bucket/prefix)")
+    parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Print command instead of running it")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Endpoint based on region (unless already set in env)
+    endpoint = os.getenv("WASABI_ENDPOINT", f"s3.{args.region}.wasabisys.com")
+
+    # Build repo string
+    if args.repository:
+        repo = args.repository
+    else:
+        if not args.bucket:
+            print("error: --bucket is required when --repository is not provided")
+            return 2
+        repo = build_repo(endpoint, args.bucket, args.prefix)
+
+    return run_restic(repo, args.source, args.dry_run)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())