adjust testing procedure

TESTING.md

@@ -23,16 +23,20 @@ sleep 15
 docker-compose ps
 ```
 
-### 2. Verify Services
+### 3. Initialize Restic Repositories
+
+Before running any backup operations, you need to initialize the restic repositories:
 
 ```bash
-# Check if restic server is accessible
-curl -s http://localhost:8000/api/v1/repos
+# Initialize repository for directory backups
+RESTIC_PASSWORD="testpassword123" restic -r "rest:http://localhost:8000/test-backup" init
 
-# Check if PostgreSQL is accessible
-docker exec postgres-test psql -U testuser -d testdb -c "SELECT version();"
+# Initialize repository for PostgreSQL backups
+RESTIC_PASSWORD="testpassword123" restic -r "rest:http://localhost:8000/postgres-backup" init
 ```
 
+**Note**: The repositories only need to be initialized once. If you recreate the restic server container, you'll need to reinitialize the repositories.
+
 ## Directory Backup Testing
 
 This section tests the directory backup and restore functionality.
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ export OPERATION_MODE="backup"
 export BACKUP_MODE="directory"
 export RESTIC_PASSWORD="testpassword123"
 export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="rest:http://localhost:8000/test-backup"
-export SOURCEDIR="/home/tbehrendt/dev/backupsidecar/test_data"
+export SOURCEDIR="/tmp/test-data"
 export ENABLE_GOTIFY="false"
 
 # Run the backup
@@ -87,11 +91,12 @@ restic -r "rest:http://localhost:8000/test-backup" ls latest --password-file <(e
 
 ```bash
 # Create restore directory
-mkdir -p restored_data
+RESTOR_DIR="/tmp/restored_data"
+mkdir -p $RESTOR_DIR
 
 # Set environment variables for directory restore
 export OPERATION_MODE="restore"
-export RESTOREDIR="/home/tbehrendt/dev/backupsidecar/restored_data"
+export RESTOREDIR=$RESTOR_DIR
 export RESTORE_SNAPSHOT_ID="latest"
 
 # Run the restore
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ export RESTORE_SNAPSHOT_ID="latest"
 
 ```bash
 # Compare original and restored directories
-diff -r test_data restored_data
+diff -r /tmp/test-data $RESTOR_DIR
 
 # Check file contents
 echo "Original file:"
@@ -310,6 +315,7 @@ rm -rf test_data restored_data
 2. **PostgreSQL connection failed**: Ensure the database container is fully initialized
 3. **Permission denied**: Make sure the backup script is executable (`chmod +x src/backup.sh`)
 4. **Restic repository not found**: Check that the repository URL is correct and the server is running
+5. **Script exits early with no output**: The restic repository hasn't been initialized yet. Run the initialization commands in step 3 above.
 
 ### Debug Commands