add section about backups and subvolumes

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@@ -577,8 +577,8 @@ Before you begin, go through the usual process of setting up an encrypted drive.
you're using Gnome I recommend using the GUI since it handles encrypted USB drives
really nicely.
The only thing I'd recommend doing manually is creating the mountpoint as a read-only
subvolume. This prevents backups from being written to the root device when the backup
First, I'd recommend manually creating the mountpoint and setting it as a read-only.
This prevents backups from being written to the root device when the backup
disk isn't mounted.
```bash
@@ -586,6 +586,14 @@ btrfs sub create /btr_pools/backup
btrfs property set /btr_pools/backup ro true
```
Second, I'd recommend creating subvolumes within your existing volumes for things you
don't want backed up. These include:
1. /var/lib/libvirt
2. Nextcloud
Now set up the backup:
1. Create a backup config
/etc/btrbk/backups.conf
@@ -932,9 +940,9 @@ Choose noto-fonts
#### Gnome Extensions
1. AlphabeticalAppGrid@stuarthayhurst
2. Vitals@CoreCoding.com
3. dash-to-dock@micxgx.gmail.com
4. tactile@lundal.io
2. <Vitals@CoreCoding.com>
3. <dash-to-dock@micxgx.gmail.com>
4. <tactile@lundal.io>
### Avahi (Bonjour)