Install Restic on CentOS

install_restic_centos.sh

# Dependencies
yum install curl jq git golang

# Optional Yum Repo for Newer Go Version
# https://go-repo.io/
rpm --import https://mirror.go-repo.io/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-GO-REPO
curl -s https://mirror.go-repo.io/centos/go-repo.repo | tee /etc/yum.repos.d/go-repo.repo
yum install golang

# Define Variables
REPO_DIR="restic"
REPO="restic/restic"

# Get latest release from github using API and extract latest release tag_name
LATEST_RELEASE=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest" | jq --raw-output '.tag_name')

# Clone latest branch from github
git clone --branch ${LATEST_RELEASE} --single-branch https://github.com/${REPO}.git ${REPO_DIR}

# Build Restic Binary / Install / Cleanup
cd ${REPO_DIR}
go run build.go
mv ./restic /usr/bin/
cd ../
rm -rf ./${REPO_DIR}

# Display installed restic version
restic version