A backup is not complete when the command exits: verify the snapshot, repository, monitoring and a representative restore.

What an isolated Navidrome database recovery rehearsal proved, how I kept it separate from production, and what remains untested.

How my Raspberry Pi 4 backup is now running at a separate location, how the encrypted Restic snapshots reach it over Tailscale, and what the confirmed backup results show.

What my Restic backup covers, what it does not cover, and why configuration backups are still valuable during a recovery.