User Guide

Email Reports

Stay informed about your backup health with automated email summaries delivered to your inbox.

Overview

Email reports give you a regular summary of your backup status without needing to log in to the dashboard. Each report includes which backups succeeded, which failed, and any clients that haven't backed up recently.

Email report settings in Borg Backup Server profile page showing frequency options and email field
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Configuring Reports

Navigate to Profile → Email Reports to configure your report preferences:

Report Frequency

  • Daily — Receive a report every morning summarizing the last 24 hours of backup activity
  • Weekly — Receive a weekly summary every Monday morning
  • Disabled — No email reports will be sent

Email Address

By default, reports are sent to the email address associated with your account. You can change this to any valid email address — useful if you want reports sent to a team mailbox or a different personal address.

Tip: Email reports are especially useful for teams. Have reports sent to a shared inbox so multiple team members can monitor backup health.

What's in a Report

Each email report includes:

  • Total number of clients and their overall health status
  • List of successful backups with sizes and durations
  • List of failed backups with error details
  • Clients that haven't backed up within their expected schedule
  • Storage usage summary across repositories