# excludes.txt: paths restic skips. Kit template for guide doc 2 ("Backups and restore").
# Each group says why it is excluded. Check this REAL file after adding anything large to the server.

# Re-downloadable or rebuildable: back up the list or the lock file, not the bytes
**/.cache
**/cache
**/caches
**/node_modules
**/.npm
**/.venv
**/venv
**/__pycache__
**/_site
**/dist
**/.ollama/models
**/models/blobs
**/*.gguf
**/*.safetensors
**/huggingface/hub

# Live databases and volumes are captured as dumps or snapshots in backup-stage, not as raw files
**/qdrant_storage
**/guacamole/db

# Virtual machine disks: back them up from inside the VM, or with a separate snapshot
**/win11/storage
**/*.qcow2
**/*.img

# Secrets that open the backups must never live inside the backups
**/.config/rclone
**/.config/backup/*.password
**/.config/backup/backup.env

# Trash and temporary files
**/.local/share/Trash
**/*.tmp
