diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/restic/excludes.txt b/home/private_dot_config/restic/excludes.txt
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index 0000000..9436fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/restic/excludes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+$HOME/**/*
+
+!$HOME/dev
+!$HOME/archive
+!$HOME/writing
+!$HOME/Desktop
+!$HOME/fonts
+!$HOME/zettelkasten
+!$HOME/labbook
+!$HOME/clonmapper-plasmids
+!$HOME/slidedecks
+!$HOME/Geneious Data Restored
+!$HOME/Pictures
+!$HOME/notes
+!$HOME/wallpapers
+!$HOME/Documents
+
+#[...]
+node_modules
+env
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/restic/run-restic.sh b/home/private_dot_config/restic/run-restic.sh
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+++ b/home/private_dot_config/restic/run-restic.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+restic \
+  backup \
+  -r rclone:g:thinkbak \
+  --exclude-file "$HOME/.config/restic/excludes.txt" \
+  --exclude-file "$HOME/.conda/environments.txt" \
+  --verbose \
+  "$HOME"