From f897bd2d06f445e9c4e2ecc0c2bb91c8fb695002 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: estebanthi <esteban.thilliez@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 17:10:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Ensure destination exists when using SSH storage

---
 internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
index 299052cd..60654e24 100644
--- a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
+++ b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ func (b *sshStorage) Name() string {
 
 // Copy copies the given file to the SSH storage backend.
 func (b *sshStorage) Copy(file string) (returnErr error) {
+	if err := b.sftpClient.MkdirAll(b.DestinationPath); err != nil {
+		return errwrap.Wrap(err, "error ensuring destination directory")
+	}
+
 	source, err := os.Open(file)
 	_, name := path.Split(file)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -170,6 +174,10 @@ func (b *sshStorage) Copy(file string) (returnErr error) {
 func (b *sshStorage) Prune(deadline time.Time, pruningPrefix string) (*storage.PruneStats, error) {
 	candidates, err := b.sftpClient.ReadDir(b.DestinationPath)
 	if err != nil {
+		// If directory doesn't exist yet, nothing to prune
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return &storage.PruneStats{}, nil
+		}
 		return nil, errwrap.Wrap(err, "error reading directory")
 	}
 

From 8934eee64c4f303cef79cbba0930e61bb0c8a67e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: estebanthi <esteban.thilliez@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 22:09:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Import "errors"

---
 internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
index 60654e24..8bbd004f 100644
--- a/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
+++ b/internal/storage/ssh/ssh.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package ssh
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"

From 52bf9d83d69f5725276602347d9517ad484c4d6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: estebanthi <esteban.thilliez@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 22:11:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] New feature doc

---
 docs/reference/index.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/docs/reference/index.md b/docs/reference/index.md
index 08e27e02..6a655ffa 100644
--- a/docs/reference/index.md
+++ b/docs/reference/index.md
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ The values for each key currently match its default.
 # ---
 
 # The Directory to place the backups to on the SSH server.
+# If the directory does not exist, it will be created automatically.
 # Example: "/home/user/backups"
 
 # SSH_REMOTE_PATH=""