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+##
+## This is an example rdiff-backup configuration file.
+## The defaults are useful in most cases, just make sure
+## to configure the destination host and user.
+##
+
+## passed directly to rdiff-backup
+# options = --force
+
+## default is 0, but set to 19 if you want to lower the priority.
+# nicelevel = 19
+
+## default is yes. set to no to skip the test if the remote host is alive
+# testconnect = no
+
+######################################################
+## source section
+## (where the files to be backed up are coming from)
+
+[source]
+
+# an optional subdirectory below 'directory' (see [dest])
+label = thishostname
+
+# type can be "local" or "remote"
+type = local
+
+# only use if '[source] type = remote'
+#host = srchost
+#user = srcuser
+
+# how many days of data to keep
+# (you can also use the time format of rdiff-backup, e.g. 6D5h)
+keep = 60
+
+# a note about includes and excludes:
+# All the excludes come after all the includes. The order is
+# not otherwise taken into account. Symlinks are backed up as
+# symlinks, they are not followed! This means you must specify
+# the real canonical path of a directory for it to actually
+# get included.
+
+# files to include in the backup
+# (supports globbing with '*')
+include = /var/spool/cron/crontabs
+include = /var/backups
+include = /etc
+include = /root
+include = /home
+include = /usr/local/bin
+include = /usr/local/sbin
+include = /var/lib/dpkg/status
+include = /var/lib/dpkg/status-old
+
+# If vservers = yes in /etc/backupninja.conf then vsinclude
+# may be used. Any path specified in vsinclude is added to
+# the include list for each vserver on the system. e.g.
+# vsinclude = /home will backup /vservers/v1/home,
+# /vservers/v2/home, etc.
+
+# files to exclude from the backup
+# (supports globbing with '*')
+#exclude = /home/*/.gnupg
+
+######################################################
+## destination section
+## (where the files are copied to)
+
+[dest]
+
+# type can be "local" or "remote"
+type = remote
+
+# put the backups under this directory
+directory = /backups
+
+# the machine which will receive the backups.
+# only use if "[dest] type = remote"
+host = backuphost
+
+# make the files owned by this user. you must be able to
+# `su -c ssh backupuser@backhost` without specifying a password.
+# only use if "[dest] type = remote"
+user = backupuser
+