restic - can't create backup from remote server

I want to backup a directory **FROM** root@1.1.1.1:/home/user/mc **TO** /local/backup-folder on my PC. Why does this not work? restic init --repo /local/backup-folder restic -r /local/backup-folder backup sftp:root@1.1.1.1:/home/user/mc sftp:root@1.1.1.1:/home/user/mc does not exist, skipping init does not exist, skipping Fatal: all target directories/files do not exist Using ssh root@1.1.1.1 ls /home/user/mc works, and the remote directory does exist.