Phase 6: remote backup destinations — SFTP & S3 (0.6.0)

- BackupDestination model + backup_destination_service (SFTP via paramiko,
  S3-compatible via boto3): upload/list/download/delete/test.
- routers/destinations.py: destinations CRUD (secrets masked, merge-on-update),
  test, list/delete remote backups. backups.py: POST /{id}/backup/push and
  POST /restore-from (download from a destination + restore, volumes included).
- Frontend: Settings → Backup destinations (SFTP/S3 forms + test); Backup dialog
  can push to a destination; Restore dialog can pick a destination + backup.
- deps: paramiko 3.5.0, boto3 1.35.99.

Verified end-to-end against live MinIO + atmoz/sftp: create/test destinations,
push (incl. volumes), list, restore-from to a fresh stack (volume data intact),
delete remote backup.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ A self-hosted Docker Compose manager for power users and homelab enthusiasts —
 as intuitive as Dockge, as capable as Portainer for Compose workflows.
 
 > **Status:** Phase 1 (Core) + Phase 2 (Volumes & GPU) + Phase 3 (Quality of
-> Life) + Phase 4 (Operations) + Phase 5 (Multi-host) complete. Remote backup
+> Life) + Phase 4 (Operations) + Phase 5 (Multi-host) + Phase 6 (Backup
-> destinations (SFTP/S3) are planned for a later phase.
+> destinations) complete.
 
 ## What works today (Phase 1)
 
@@ -81,8 +81,15 @@ as intuitive as Dockge, as capable as Portainer for Compose workflows.
   with full lifecycle (start/stop/restart/pull/update/down), live logs, and
   compose/.env editing — all proxied to the agent.
 
-> **Not yet:** remote backup destinations (SFTP/S3) — backups currently download
+### Phase 6 — Backup destinations
-> to / upload from the browser.
+
+- **Off-box backups**: define **SFTP** or **S3-compatible** (MinIO, Backblaze B2,
+  AWS S3, …) destinations under **Settings → Backup destinations** (with a Test
+  button; secrets are masked in API responses).
+- **Push & restore**: the stack Backup dialog can push straight to a destination
+  instead of downloading; the Restore dialog can browse a destination's backups
+  and restore (volumes included) directly from it. Remote backups can also be
+  deleted from the UI.
 
 ## Deploying an agent on another host
 
@@ -210,6 +217,16 @@ GET    /agent/ping | /system | /stacks | /stacks/{id} | /stacks/{id}/logs
 POST   /agent/stacks | /stacks/{id}/{action}       PUT/DELETE /agent/stacks/{id}
 ```
 
+### Phase 6 endpoints
+
+```
+GET    /api/backups/destinations                  POST /api/backups/destinations
+PUT    /api/backups/destinations/{id}              DELETE /api/backups/destinations/{id}
+POST   /api/backups/destinations/{id}/test         GET  /api/backups/destinations/{id}/backups
+DELETE /api/backups/destinations/{id}/backups/{name}
+POST   /api/stacks/{id}/backup/push                POST /api/stacks/restore-from
+```
+
 ## Security notes
 
 - The Docker socket is only ever touched by the backend process; it is never

backend/main.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from routers import (
     audit,
     auth,
     backups,
+    destinations,
     editor,
     images,
     ports,
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     update_task.cancel()
 
 
-app = FastAPI(title="StackPilot", version="0.5.0", lifespan=lifespan)
+app = FastAPI(title="StackPilot", version="0.6.0", lifespan=lifespan)
 
 app.add_middleware(
     CORSMiddleware,
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ app.include_router(templates.router)
 app.include_router(audit.router)
 app.include_router(settings_router.router)
 app.include_router(backups.router)
+app.include_router(destinations.router)
 app.include_router(agents.router)
 app.include_router(ws.router)
 

backend/models/__init__.py

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 """SQLModel table models. Importing this package registers all tables."""
 from models.agent import Agent
 from models.audit import AuditLog
+from models.backup_destination import BackupDestination
 from models.setting import Setting, Webhook
 from models.stack import Stack
 from models.template import Template
 from models.user import User
 
-__all__ = ["User", "Stack", "AuditLog", "Template", "Setting", "Webhook", "Agent"]
+__all__ = [
+    "User", "Stack", "AuditLog", "Template", "Setting", "Webhook", "Agent",
+    "BackupDestination",
+]

backend/models/backup_destination.py

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Optional
+
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+
+
+def _now() -> datetime:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+
+DESTINATION_TYPES = ["sftp", "s3"]
+
+# config keys that hold secrets — masked in API responses.
+SECRET_KEYS = {"password", "private_key", "secret_key"}
+
+
+class BackupDestination(SQLModel, table=True):
+    """A remote target for stack backups (SFTP or S3-compatible)."""
+
+    id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+    name: str
+    type: str  # one of DESTINATION_TYPES
+    config: str = "{}"  # JSON-encoded, type-specific (incl. secrets)
+    created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=_now)
+
+
+# --- API schemas ---
+
+
+class DestinationCreate(SQLModel):
+    name: str
+    type: str
+    config: dict
+
+
+class DestinationUpdate(SQLModel):
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    config: Optional[dict] = None
+
+
+class DestinationRead(SQLModel):
+    id: int
+    name: str
+    type: str
+    config: dict  # secrets masked
+    created_at: datetime

backend/requirements.txt

@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ python-multipart==0.0.20
 watchdog==6.0.0
 httpx==0.28.1
 PyYAML==6.0.2
+paramiko==3.5.0
+boto3==1.35.99

backend/routers/backups.py

@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 """Stack backup (incl. volumes) and restore."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import os
 import tempfile
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, Form, HTTPException, Query, Request, UploadFile
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlmodel import Session
 
 from auth import require_admin
 from database import get_session
+from models.backup_destination import BackupDestination
 from models.stack import Stack
 from models.user import User
-from services import audit_service, backup_service, compose_service
+from services import (
+    audit_service,
+    backup_destination_service as dest_service,
+    backup_service,
+    compose_service,
+)
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/stacks", tags=["backups"])
 
@@ -21,6 +29,12 @@ def _ip(request: Request) -> str:
     return request.client.host if request.client else "unknown"
 
 
+def _backup_filename(stack_id: str, include_volumes: bool) -> str:
+    date = compose_service.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+    suffix = "full" if include_volumes else "config"
+    return f"backup-{stack_id}-{suffix}-{date}.tar.gz"
+
+
 @router.get("/{stack_id}/backup")
 async def backup_stack(
     stack_id: str,
@@ -43,12 +57,10 @@ async def backup_stack(
         session, user=user.username, action="stack.backup", target=stack_id,
         detail=f"volumes={include_volumes}", ip=_ip(request),
     )
-    date = compose_service.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
-    suffix = "full" if include_volumes else "config"
     return FileResponse(
         path,
         media_type="application/gzip",
-        filename=f"backup-{stack_id}-{suffix}-{date}.tar.gz",
+        filename=_backup_filename(stack_id, include_volumes),
     )
 
 
@@ -94,3 +106,105 @@ async def restore_stack(
     finally:
         if os.path.exists(tmp.name):
             os.unlink(tmp.name)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Push to / restore from a remote destination
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+class PushBody(BaseModel):
+    destination_id: int
+    include_volumes: bool = True
+    stop_first: bool = True
+
+
+class RestoreFromBody(BaseModel):
+    destination_id: int
+    name: str
+    target_id: str | None = None
+    overwrite: bool = False
+    restore_volumes: bool = True
+
+
+def _get_dest(session: Session, dest_id: int) -> BackupDestination:
+    d = session.get(BackupDestination, dest_id)
+    if not d:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Destination {dest_id} not found")
+    return d
+
+
+@router.post("/{stack_id}/backup/push")
+async def push_backup(
+    stack_id: str,
+    body: PushBody,
+    request: Request,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> dict:
+    stack = session.get(Stack, stack_id)
+    if not stack:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Stack '{stack_id}' not found")
+    dest = _get_dest(session, body.destination_id)
+    try:
+        path = await backup_service.create_backup(
+            stack_id, stack.name,
+            include_volumes=body.include_volumes, stop_first=body.stop_first,
+        )
+    except backup_service.BackupError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+
+    filename = _backup_filename(stack_id, body.include_volumes)
+    try:
+        remote = await asyncio.to_thread(dest_service.upload, dest, path, filename)
+    except dest_service.DestinationError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    finally:
+        if os.path.exists(path):
+            os.unlink(path)
+
+    audit_service.record(
+        session, user=user.username, action="stack.backup.push",
+        target=stack_id, detail=f"{dest.name}:{filename}", ip=_ip(request),
+    )
+    return {"ok": True, "destination": dest.name, "name": filename, "remote": remote}
+
+
+@router.post("/restore-from")
+async def restore_from_destination(
+    body: RestoreFromBody,
+    request: Request,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> dict:
+    dest = _get_dest(session, body.destination_id)
+    tmp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=".tar.gz")
+    tmp.close()
+    try:
+        try:
+            await asyncio.to_thread(dest_service.download, dest, body.name, tmp.name)
+        except dest_service.DestinationError as exc:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+
+        target = compose_service.slugify(body.target_id) if body.target_id else None
+        try:
+            result = backup_service.restore_backup(
+                tmp.name, target_id=target,
+                overwrite=body.overwrite, restore_volumes=body.restore_volumes,
+            )
+        except backup_service.BackupError as exc:
+            code = 409 if "already exists" in str(exc) else 400
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=code, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+
+        stack_id = result["stack_id"]
+        if not session.get(Stack, stack_id):
+            session.add(Stack(id=stack_id, name=result.get("name", stack_id)))
+            session.commit()
+        audit_service.record(
+            session, user=user.username, action="stack.restore",
+            target=stack_id, detail=f"from {dest.name}:{body.name}", ip=_ip(request),
+        )
+        return result
+    finally:
+        if os.path.exists(tmp.name):
+            os.unlink(tmp.name)

backend/routers/destinations.py

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+"""Backup destination management (SFTP / S3-compatible)."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request
+from sqlmodel import Session, select
+
+from auth import get_current_user, require_admin
+from database import get_session
+from models.backup_destination import (
+    DESTINATION_TYPES,
+    SECRET_KEYS,
+    BackupDestination,
+    DestinationCreate,
+    DestinationRead,
+    DestinationUpdate,
+)
+from models.user import User
+from services import audit_service, backup_destination_service as dest_service
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/backups/destinations", tags=["backups"])
+
+
+def _ip(request: Request) -> str:
+    return request.client.host if request.client else "unknown"
+
+
+def _mask(config: dict) -> dict:
+    return {k: ("••••••" if k in SECRET_KEYS and v else v) for k, v in config.items()}
+
+
+def _to_read(d: BackupDestination) -> DestinationRead:
+    return DestinationRead(
+        id=d.id,
+        name=d.name,
+        type=d.type,
+        config=_mask(dest_service.parse_config(d)),
+        created_at=d.created_at,
+    )
+
+
+def _get_or_404(session: Session, dest_id: int) -> BackupDestination:
+    d = session.get(BackupDestination, dest_id)
+    if not d:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Destination {dest_id} not found")
+    return d
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[DestinationRead])
+def list_destinations(
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    _user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> list[DestinationRead]:
+    rows = session.exec(select(BackupDestination).order_by(BackupDestination.id)).all()
+    return [_to_read(d) for d in rows]
+
+
+@router.post("", response_model=DestinationRead, status_code=201)
+def create_destination(
+    body: DestinationCreate,
+    request: Request,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> DestinationRead:
+    if body.type not in DESTINATION_TYPES:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Unknown type '{body.type}'")
+    d = BackupDestination(name=body.name, type=body.type, config=json.dumps(body.config))
+    session.add(d)
+    session.commit()
+    session.refresh(d)
+    audit_service.record(
+        session, user=user.username, action="destination.create", target=body.name,
+        detail=body.type, ip=_ip(request),
+    )
+    return _to_read(d)
+
+
+@router.put("/{dest_id}", response_model=DestinationRead)
+def update_destination(
+    dest_id: int,
+    body: DestinationUpdate,
+    request: Request,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> DestinationRead:
+    d = _get_or_404(session, dest_id)
+    if body.name is not None:
+        d.name = body.name
+    if body.config is not None:
+        # Merge so masked/blank secrets don't wipe stored ones.
+        existing = dest_service.parse_config(d)
+        for k, v in body.config.items():
+            if k in SECRET_KEYS and (v == "" or v == "••••••"):
+                continue  # keep existing secret
+            existing[k] = v
+        d.config = json.dumps(existing)
+    session.add(d)
+    session.commit()
+    session.refresh(d)
+    audit_service.record(
+        session, user=user.username, action="destination.update", target=d.name,
+        ip=_ip(request),
+    )
+    return _to_read(d)
+
+
+@router.delete("/{dest_id}")
+def delete_destination(
+    dest_id: int,
+    request: Request,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> dict:
+    d = _get_or_404(session, dest_id)
+    name = d.name
+    session.delete(d)
+    session.commit()
+    audit_service.record(
+        session, user=user.username, action="destination.delete", target=name,
+        ip=_ip(request),
+    )
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@router.post("/{dest_id}/test")
+async def test_destination(
+    dest_id: int,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    _user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> dict:
+    d = _get_or_404(session, dest_id)
+    try:
+        await asyncio.to_thread(dest_service.test, d)
+        return {"ok": True}
+    except dest_service.DestinationError as exc:
+        return {"ok": False, "error": str(exc)}
+
+
+@router.get("/{dest_id}/backups")
+async def list_destination_backups(
+    dest_id: int,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    _user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> list[dict]:
+    d = _get_or_404(session, dest_id)
+    try:
+        return await asyncio.to_thread(dest_service.list_backups, d)
+    except dest_service.DestinationError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+
+
+@router.delete("/{dest_id}/backups/{name}")
+async def delete_destination_backup(
+    dest_id: int,
+    name: str,
+    request: Request,
+    session: Session = Depends(get_session),
+    user: User = Depends(require_admin),
+) -> dict:
+    d = _get_or_404(session, dest_id)
+    try:
+        await asyncio.to_thread(dest_service.delete, d, name)
+    except dest_service.DestinationError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    audit_service.record(
+        session, user=user.username, action="destination.backup.delete",
+        target=f"{d.name}/{name}", ip=_ip(request),
+    )
+    return {"ok": True}

backend/services/backup_destination_service.py

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+"""Push/pull stack backups to remote destinations (SFTP or S3-compatible).
+
+All operations are synchronous (paramiko / boto3); async callers should wrap
+them with ``asyncio.to_thread``. Destination config is a plain dict parsed from
+the ``BackupDestination.config`` JSON column.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import posixpath
+import stat
+from typing import Any
+
+from models.backup_destination import BackupDestination
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("stackpilot.backup_dest")
+
+
+class DestinationError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def parse_config(dest: BackupDestination) -> dict:
+    try:
+        return json.loads(dest.config or "{}")
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return {}
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# SFTP (paramiko)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def _sftp_connect(cfg: dict):
+    import paramiko
+
+    host = cfg.get("host")
+    if not host:
+        raise DestinationError("SFTP host is required")
+    port = int(cfg.get("port") or 22)
+    username = cfg.get("username")
+    transport = paramiko.Transport((host, port))
+    try:
+        pkey = None
+        if cfg.get("private_key"):
+            pkey = _load_key(cfg["private_key"])
+        transport.connect(username=username, password=cfg.get("password") or None, pkey=pkey)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        transport.close()
+        raise DestinationError(f"SFTP connection failed: {exc}") from exc
+    return paramiko.SFTPClient.from_transport(transport), transport
+
+
+def _load_key(key_str: str):
+    import paramiko
+
+    for cls in (paramiko.Ed25519Key, paramiko.ECDSAKey, paramiko.RSAKey):
+        try:
+            return cls.from_private_key(io.StringIO(key_str))
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+            continue
+    raise DestinationError("Could not parse SFTP private key")
+
+
+def _sftp_makedirs(sftp, path: str) -> None:
+    if not path or path in (".", "/"):
+        return
+    parts = path.strip("/").split("/")
+    cur = "/" if path.startswith("/") else ""
+    for p in parts:
+        cur = posixpath.join(cur, p) if cur else p
+        try:
+            sftp.stat(cur)
+        except IOError:
+            sftp.mkdir(cur)
+
+
+def _sftp_upload(cfg: dict, local_path: str, filename: str) -> str:
+    sftp, transport = _sftp_connect(cfg)
+    try:
+        base = cfg.get("path") or "."
+        if base not in (".", ""):
+            _sftp_makedirs(sftp, base)
+        remote = posixpath.join(base, filename) if base not in (".", "") else filename
+        sftp.put(local_path, remote)
+        return remote
+    finally:
+        sftp.close()
+        transport.close()
+
+
+def _sftp_list(cfg: dict) -> list[dict]:
+    sftp, transport = _sftp_connect(cfg)
+    try:
+        base = cfg.get("path") or "."
+        out = []
+        try:
+            entries = sftp.listdir_attr(base)
+        except IOError:
+            return []
+        for e in entries:
+            if stat.S_ISDIR(e.st_mode):
+                continue
+            if not e.filename.endswith(".tar.gz"):
+                continue
+            out.append({"name": e.filename, "size": e.st_size, "modified": e.st_mtime})
+        return sorted(out, key=lambda x: x["modified"] or 0, reverse=True)
+    finally:
+        sftp.close()
+        transport.close()
+
+
+def _sftp_download(cfg: dict, name: str, local_path: str) -> None:
+    sftp, transport = _sftp_connect(cfg)
+    try:
+        base = cfg.get("path") or "."
+        remote = posixpath.join(base, name) if base not in (".", "") else name
+        sftp.get(remote, local_path)
+    finally:
+        sftp.close()
+        transport.close()
+
+
+def _sftp_delete(cfg: dict, name: str) -> None:
+    sftp, transport = _sftp_connect(cfg)
+    try:
+        base = cfg.get("path") or "."
+        remote = posixpath.join(base, name) if base not in (".", "") else name
+        sftp.remove(remote)
+    finally:
+        sftp.close()
+        transport.close()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# S3-compatible (boto3)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def _s3_client(cfg: dict):
+    import boto3
+
+    bucket = cfg.get("bucket")
+    if not bucket:
+        raise DestinationError("S3 bucket is required")
+    return boto3.client(
+        "s3",
+        endpoint_url=cfg.get("endpoint_url") or None,
+        region_name=cfg.get("region") or None,
+        aws_access_key_id=cfg.get("access_key") or None,
+        aws_secret_access_key=cfg.get("secret_key") or None,
+    )
+
+
+def _s3_key(cfg: dict, filename: str) -> str:
+    prefix = (cfg.get("prefix") or "").strip("/")
+    return f"{prefix}/{filename}" if prefix else filename
+
+
+def _s3_upload(cfg: dict, local_path: str, filename: str) -> str:
+    client = _s3_client(cfg)
+    key = _s3_key(cfg, filename)
+    try:
+        client.upload_file(local_path, cfg["bucket"], key)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        raise DestinationError(f"S3 upload failed: {exc}") from exc
+    return key
+
+
+def _s3_list(cfg: dict) -> list[dict]:
+    client = _s3_client(cfg)
+    prefix = (cfg.get("prefix") or "").strip("/")
+    kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {"Bucket": cfg["bucket"]}
+    if prefix:
+        kwargs["Prefix"] = prefix + "/"
+    try:
+        resp = client.list_objects_v2(**kwargs)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        raise DestinationError(f"S3 list failed: {exc}") from exc
+    out = []
+    for obj in resp.get("Contents", []):
+        name = obj["Key"].split("/")[-1]
+        if not name.endswith(".tar.gz"):
+            continue
+        out.append(
+            {
+                "name": name,
+                "size": obj.get("Size", 0),
+                "modified": obj["LastModified"].timestamp() if obj.get("LastModified") else None,
+            }
+        )
+    return sorted(out, key=lambda x: x["modified"] or 0, reverse=True)
+
+
+def _s3_download(cfg: dict, name: str, local_path: str) -> None:
+    client = _s3_client(cfg)
+    try:
+        client.download_file(cfg["bucket"], _s3_key(cfg, name), local_path)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        raise DestinationError(f"S3 download failed: {exc}") from exc
+
+
+def _s3_delete(cfg: dict, name: str) -> None:
+    client = _s3_client(cfg)
+    client.delete_object(Bucket=cfg["bucket"], Key=_s3_key(cfg, name))
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Dispatch
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def upload(dest: BackupDestination, local_path: str, filename: str) -> str:
+    cfg = parse_config(dest)
+    if dest.type == "sftp":
+        return _sftp_upload(cfg, local_path, filename)
+    if dest.type == "s3":
+        return _s3_upload(cfg, local_path, filename)
+    raise DestinationError(f"Unknown destination type '{dest.type}'")
+
+
+def list_backups(dest: BackupDestination) -> list[dict]:
+    cfg = parse_config(dest)
+    if dest.type == "sftp":
+        return _sftp_list(cfg)
+    if dest.type == "s3":
+        return _s3_list(cfg)
+    raise DestinationError(f"Unknown destination type '{dest.type}'")
+
+
+def download(dest: BackupDestination, name: str, local_path: str) -> None:
+    cfg = parse_config(dest)
+    if dest.type == "sftp":
+        _sftp_download(cfg, name, local_path)
+    elif dest.type == "s3":
+        _s3_download(cfg, name, local_path)
+    else:
+        raise DestinationError(f"Unknown destination type '{dest.type}'")
+
+
+def delete(dest: BackupDestination, name: str) -> None:
+    cfg = parse_config(dest)
+    if dest.type == "sftp":
+        _sftp_delete(cfg, name)
+    elif dest.type == "s3":
+        _s3_delete(cfg, name)
+    else:
+        raise DestinationError(f"Unknown destination type '{dest.type}'")
+
+
+def test(dest: BackupDestination) -> bool:
+    """Connectivity check — lists the target (cheap, validates auth + path)."""
+    list_backups(dest)
+    return True

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "stackpilot-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

frontend/src/api/backups.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 import api from "./client";
 
+export interface BackupDestination {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  type: "sftp" | "s3";
+  config: Record<string, string>;
+  created_at: string;
+}
+
+export interface RemoteBackup {
+  name: string;
+  size: number;
+  modified: number | null;
+}
+
 function triggerDownload(blob: Blob, filename: string) {
   const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
   const a = document.createElement("a");
@@ -42,4 +56,50 @@ export const backupsApi = {
     }>("/api/stacks/restore", form);
     return res.data;
   },
+
+  push: (
+    stackId: string,
+    body: { destination_id: number; include_volumes: boolean; stop_first: boolean }
+  ) =>
+    api
+      .post<{ ok: boolean; destination: string; name: string }>(
+        `/api/stacks/${stackId}/backup/push`,
+        body
+      )
+      .then((r) => r.data),
+
+  restoreFrom: (body: {
+    destination_id: number;
+    name: string;
+    target_id?: string;
+    overwrite: boolean;
+    restore_volumes: boolean;
+  }) =>
+    api
+      .post<{ stack_id: string; name: string; volumes_restored: number }>(
+        "/api/stacks/restore-from",
+        body
+      )
+      .then((r) => r.data),
+};
+
+export const destinationsApi = {
+  list: () =>
+    api.get<BackupDestination[]>("/api/backups/destinations").then((r) => r.data),
+  create: (body: { name: string; type: string; config: Record<string, string> }) =>
+    api.post<BackupDestination>("/api/backups/destinations", body).then((r) => r.data),
+  update: (id: number, body: { name?: string; config?: Record<string, string> }) =>
+    api.put<BackupDestination>(`/api/backups/destinations/${id}`, body).then((r) => r.data),
+  remove: (id: number) =>
+    api.delete(`/api/backups/destinations/${id}`).then((r) => r.data),
+  test: (id: number) =>
+    api
+      .post<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>(`/api/backups/destinations/${id}/test`)
+      .then((r) => r.data),
+  backups: (id: number) =>
+    api.get<RemoteBackup[]>(`/api/backups/destinations/${id}/backups`).then((r) => r.data),
+  deleteBackup: (id: number, name: string) =>
+    api
+      .delete(`/api/backups/destinations/${id}/backups/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`)
+      .then((r) => r.data),
 };

frontend/src/components/stacks/BackupRestore.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { Archive, Upload } from "lucide-react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui";
-import { backupsApi } from "@/api/backups";
+import { backupsApi, destinationsApi } from "@/api/backups";
 import { apiErrorMessage } from "@/api/client";
+import { formatBytes } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+const selectClass =
+  "w-full rounded-lg border border-slate-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm dark:border-slate-600 dark:bg-slate-800";
 
 function Checkbox({
   checked,
@@ -50,14 +54,30 @@ export function BackupButton({ stackId }: { stackId: string }) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const [includeVolumes, setIncludeVolumes] = useState(true);
   const [stopFirst, setStopFirst] = useState(true);
+  const [target, setTarget] = useState("download"); // "download" | destination id
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
 
+  const destinations = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["destinations"],
+    queryFn: destinationsApi.list,
+    enabled: open,
+  });
+
   const run = async () => {
     setBusy(true);
     const tid = toast.loading("Creating backup…");
     try {
-      await backupsApi.download(stackId, { includeVolumes, stopFirst });
+      if (target === "download") {
-      toast.success("Backup downloaded", { id: tid });
+        await backupsApi.download(stackId, { includeVolumes, stopFirst });
+        toast.success("Backup downloaded", { id: tid });
+      } else {
+        const res = await backupsApi.push(stackId, {
+          destination_id: Number(target),
+          include_volumes: includeVolumes,
+          stop_first: stopFirst,
+        });
+        toast.success(`Backup pushed to ${res.destination}`, { id: tid });
+      }
       setOpen(false);
     } catch (e) {
       toast.error(apiErrorMessage(e), { id: tid });
@@ -75,6 +95,17 @@ export function BackupButton({ stackId }: { stackId: string }) {
         <Modal onClose={() => !busy && setOpen(false)}>
           <h2 className="mb-3 text-lg font-semibold">Back up “{stackId}”</h2>
           <div className="space-y-3">
+            <label className="block space-y-1">
+              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500">Destination</span>
+              <select className={selectClass} value={target} onChange={(e) => setTarget(e.target.value)}>
+                <option value="download">Download to browser</option>
+                {destinations.data?.map((d) => (
+                  <option key={d.id} value={String(d.id)}>
+                    {d.name} ({d.type})
+                  </option>
+                ))}
+              </select>
+            </label>
             <Checkbox
               checked={includeVolumes}
               onChange={setIncludeVolumes}
@@ -93,7 +124,7 @@ export function BackupButton({ stackId }: { stackId: string }) {
               Cancel
             </Button>
             <Button onClick={run} loading={busy}>
-              Download backup
+              {target === "download" ? "Download backup" : "Push backup"}
             </Button>
           </div>
         </Modal>
@@ -105,33 +136,62 @@ export function BackupButton({ stackId }: { stackId: string }) {
 export function RestoreButton() {
   const qc = useQueryClient();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState<"upload" | "destination">("upload");
   const [file, setFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+  const [destId, setDestId] = useState<string>("");
+  const [remoteName, setRemoteName] = useState<string>("");
   const [targetId, setTargetId] = useState("");
   const [overwrite, setOverwrite] = useState(false);
   const [restoreVolumes, setRestoreVolumes] = useState(true);
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
 
+  const destinations = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["destinations"],
+    queryFn: destinationsApi.list,
+    enabled: open,
+  });
+  const remoteBackups = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["dest-backups", destId],
+    queryFn: () => destinationsApi.backups(Number(destId)),
+    enabled: open && mode === "destination" && !!destId,
+  });
+
   const run = async () => {
-    if (!file) {
-      toast.error("Select a backup file");
-      return;
-    }
     setBusy(true);
     const tid = toast.loading("Restoring…");
     try {
-      const res = await backupsApi.restore(file, {
+      let res;
-        targetId: targetId.trim() || undefined,
+      if (mode === "upload") {
-        overwrite,
+        if (!file) {
-        restoreVolumes,
+          toast.error("Select a backup file", { id: tid });
-      });
+          setBusy(false);
-      toast.success(
+          return;
-        `Restored '${res.stack_id}' (${res.volumes_restored} volume(s))`,
+        }
-        { id: tid }
+        res = await backupsApi.restore(file, {
-      );
+          targetId: targetId.trim() || undefined,
+          overwrite,
+          restoreVolumes,
+        });
+      } else {
+        if (!destId || !remoteName) {
+          toast.error("Pick a destination and a backup", { id: tid });
+          setBusy(false);
+          return;
+        }
+        res = await backupsApi.restoreFrom({
+          destination_id: Number(destId),
+          name: remoteName,
+          target_id: targetId.trim() || undefined,
+          overwrite,
+          restore_volumes: restoreVolumes,
+        });
+      }
+      toast.success(`Restored '${res.stack_id}' (${res.volumes_restored} volume(s))`, { id: tid });
       qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["stacks"] });
       setOpen(false);
       setFile(null);
       setTargetId("");
+      setRemoteName("");
     } catch (e) {
       toast.error(apiErrorMessage(e), { id: tid });
     } finally {
@@ -147,13 +207,73 @@ export function RestoreButton() {
       {open && (
         <Modal onClose={() => !busy && setOpen(false)}>
           <h2 className="mb-3 text-lg font-semibold">Restore from backup</h2>
+
+          <div className="mb-3 flex gap-1 rounded-lg bg-slate-100 p-1 text-sm dark:bg-slate-800">
+            {(["upload", "destination"] as const).map((m) => (
+              <button
+                key={m}
+                onClick={() => setMode(m)}
+                className={
+                  mode === m
+                    ? "flex-1 rounded-md bg-card px-3 py-1.5 font-medium shadow-sm dark:bg-card-dark"
+                    : "flex-1 rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-slate-500"
+                }
+              >
+                {m === "upload" ? "Upload file" : "From destination"}
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
           <div className="space-y-3">
-            <input
+            {mode === "upload" ? (
-              type="file"
+              <input
-              accept=".tar.gz,.tgz,application/gzip"
+                type="file"
-              onChange={(e) => setFile(e.target.files?.[0] ?? null)}
+                accept=".tar.gz,.tgz,application/gzip"
-              className="block w-full text-sm text-slate-600 file:mr-3 file:rounded-lg file:border-0 file:bg-accent file:px-3 file:py-2 file:text-sm file:text-white dark:text-slate-300 dark:file:bg-accent-dark dark:file:text-slate-900"
+                onChange={(e) => setFile(e.target.files?.[0] ?? null)}
-            />
+                className="block w-full text-sm text-slate-600 file:mr-3 file:rounded-lg file:border-0 file:bg-accent file:px-3 file:py-2 file:text-sm file:text-white dark:text-slate-300 dark:file:bg-accent-dark dark:file:text-slate-900"
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <label className="block space-y-1">
+                  <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500">Destination</span>
+                  <select
+                    className={selectClass}
+                    value={destId}
+                    onChange={(e) => {
+                      setDestId(e.target.value);
+                      setRemoteName("");
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <option value="">Select…</option>
+                    {destinations.data?.map((d) => (
+                      <option key={d.id} value={String(d.id)}>
+                        {d.name} ({d.type})
+                      </option>
+                    ))}
+                  </select>
+                </label>
+                {destId && (
+                  <label className="block space-y-1">
+                    <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500">
+                      Backup {remoteBackups.isFetching && "(loading…)"}
+                    </span>
+                    <select
+                      className={selectClass}
+                      value={remoteName}
+                      onChange={(e) => setRemoteName(e.target.value)}
+                    >
+                      <option value="">Select…</option>
+                      {remoteBackups.data?.map((b) => (
+                        <option key={b.name} value={b.name}>
+                          {b.name} — {formatBytes(b.size)}
+                        </option>
+                      ))}
+                    </select>
+                  </label>
+                )}
+              </>
+            )}
+
             <label className="block space-y-1">
               <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500">
                 Restore as (optional — leave blank to use the original name)
@@ -162,14 +282,10 @@ export function RestoreButton() {
                 value={targetId}
                 onChange={(e) => setTargetId(e.target.value)}
                 placeholder="new-stack-name"
-                className="w-full rounded-lg border border-slate-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm dark:border-slate-600 dark:bg-slate-800"
+                className={selectClass}
               />
             </label>
-            <Checkbox
+            <Checkbox checked={restoreVolumes} onChange={setRestoreVolumes} label="Restore volume data" />
-              checked={restoreVolumes}
-              onChange={setRestoreVolumes}
-              label="Restore volume data"
-            />
             <Checkbox
               checked={overwrite}
               onChange={setOverwrite}
@@ -181,7 +297,11 @@ export function RestoreButton() {
             <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setOpen(false)} disabled={busy}>
               Cancel
             </Button>
-            <Button onClick={run} loading={busy} disabled={!file}>
+            <Button
+              onClick={run}
+              loading={busy}
+              disabled={mode === "upload" ? !file : !destId || !remoteName}
+            >
               Restore
             </Button>
           </div>

frontend/src/pages/Settings.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   Power,
   Server,
   RefreshCw,
+  HardDrive,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { Badge, Button, Card, Input, Spinner } from "@/components/ui";
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   type Webhook,
   type WebhookInput,
 } from "@/api/settings";
+import { destinationsApi, type BackupDestination } from "@/api/backups";
 import { agentsApi } from "@/api/agents";
 import { HostDot } from "@/components/hosts/HostDot";
 import { apiErrorMessage } from "@/api/client";
@@ -45,12 +47,171 @@ export function Settings() {
     <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-6">
       <GeneralSection />
       <HostsSection />
+      <DestinationsSection />
       <NotificationsSection />
       <UsersSection />
     </div>
   );
 }
 
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* Backup destinations                                                        */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+const selectClass =
+  "w-full rounded-lg border border-slate-300 bg-white px-3 py-2 text-sm dark:border-slate-600 dark:bg-slate-800";
+
+const FIELDS: Record<string, { key: string; label: string; secret?: boolean; area?: boolean; placeholder?: string }[]> = {
+  sftp: [
+    { key: "host", label: "Host" },
+    { key: "port", label: "Port", placeholder: "22" },
+    { key: "username", label: "Username" },
+    { key: "password", label: "Password", secret: true },
+    { key: "private_key", label: "Private key (optional, instead of password)", secret: true, area: true },
+    { key: "path", label: "Remote directory", placeholder: "/backups/stackpilot" },
+  ],
+  s3: [
+    { key: "endpoint_url", label: "Endpoint URL (blank = AWS)", placeholder: "https://minio.example:9000" },
+    { key: "region", label: "Region", placeholder: "us-east-1" },
+    { key: "bucket", label: "Bucket" },
+    { key: "access_key", label: "Access key", secret: true },
+    { key: "secret_key", label: "Secret key", secret: true },
+    { key: "prefix", label: "Key prefix (optional)", placeholder: "stackpilot/" },
+  ],
+};
+
+function DestinationsSection() {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const { data, isLoading } = useQuery({ queryKey: ["destinations"], queryFn: destinationsApi.list });
+  const [adding, setAdding] = useState(false);
+  const invalidate = () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["destinations"] });
+
+  return (
+    <section>
+      <SectionTitle icon={<HardDrive className="h-4 w-4" />}>Backup destinations</SectionTitle>
+      <div className="space-y-3">
+        {isLoading ? (
+          <Spinner />
+        ) : (
+          data?.map((d) => <DestinationRow key={d.id} dest={d} onChange={invalidate} />)
+        )}
+        {data?.length === 0 && !adding && (
+          <Card>
+            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500">
+              No destinations. Add an SFTP server or S3-compatible bucket to push stack
+              backups off-box and restore from them.
+            </p>
+          </Card>
+        )}
+        {adding ? (
+          <DestinationForm onDone={() => { setAdding(false); invalidate(); }} onCancel={() => setAdding(false)} />
+        ) : (
+          <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setAdding(true)}>
+            <Plus className="h-4 w-4" /> Add destination
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+function DestinationRow({ dest, onChange }: { dest: BackupDestination; onChange: () => void }) {
+  const test = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => destinationsApi.test(dest.id),
+    onSuccess: (r) =>
+      r.ok ? toast.success("Reachable") : toast.error(r.error || "Connection failed"),
+    onError: (e) => toast.error(apiErrorMessage(e)),
+  });
+  const remove = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => destinationsApi.remove(dest.id),
+    onSuccess: () => { toast.success("Destination removed"); onChange(); },
+    onError: (e) => toast.error(apiErrorMessage(e)),
+  });
+
+  const summary =
+    dest.type === "s3"
+      ? `${dest.config.bucket}${dest.config.prefix ? "/" + dest.config.prefix : ""}`
+      : `${dest.config.username}@${dest.config.host}:${dest.config.path || "."}`;
+
+  return (
+    <Card className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2">
+      <div className="min-w-0">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <span className="font-medium">{dest.name}</span>
+          <Badge>{dest.type}</Badge>
+        </div>
+        <p className="break-all font-mono text-xs text-slate-500">{summary}</p>
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex gap-2">
+        <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => test.mutate()} loading={test.isPending}>
+          <RefreshCw className="h-4 w-4" /> Test
+        </Button>
+        <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => remove.mutate()} loading={remove.isPending}>
+          <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4 text-red-500" />
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
+function DestinationForm({ onDone, onCancel }: { onDone: () => void; onCancel: () => void }) {
+  const [name, setName] = useState("");
+  const [type, setType] = useState("sftp");
+  const [config, setConfig] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+
+  const create = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => destinationsApi.create({ name, type, config }),
+    onSuccess: () => { toast.success("Destination added"); onDone(); },
+    onError: (e) => toast.error(apiErrorMessage(e)),
+  });
+
+  const setField = (k: string, v: string) => setConfig((c) => ({ ...c, [k]: v }));
+
+  return (
+    <Card className="space-y-3">
+      <div className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
+        <label className="space-y-1">
+          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500">Name</span>
+          <Input value={name} onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)} placeholder="offsite-nas" />
+        </label>
+        <label className="space-y-1">
+          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500">Type</span>
+          <select className={selectClass} value={type} onChange={(e) => { setType(e.target.value); setConfig({}); }}>
+            <option value="sftp">SFTP</option>
+            <option value="s3">S3-compatible</option>
+          </select>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+      {FIELDS[type].map((f) => (
+        <label key={f.key} className="block space-y-1">
+          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-500">{f.label}</span>
+          {f.area ? (
+            <textarea
+              value={config[f.key] ?? ""}
+              onChange={(e) => setField(f.key, e.target.value)}
+              rows={3}
+              className={selectClass + " font-mono"}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <Input
+              type={f.secret ? "password" : "text"}
+              placeholder={f.placeholder}
+              value={config[f.key] ?? ""}
+              onChange={(e) => setField(f.key, e.target.value)}
+            />
+          )}
+        </label>
+      ))}
+      <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+        <Button variant="outline" onClick={onCancel}>Cancel</Button>
+        <Button onClick={() => create.mutate()} loading={create.isPending} disabled={!name.trim()}>
+          Add destination
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    </Card>
+  );
+}
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Remote hosts (agents)                                                      */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */