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Introduction ============ During my ([@fd0](https://github.com/fd0)) research before starting [restic](https://restic.github.io) I've tested a lot of different backup programs. However, even after working in this space for a few years, I still stumble across backup solutions I didn't know about. In this repository, I'd like to collect backup solutions and eventually end up with an exhaustive list of backup software. The criteria for inclusion are: * Free Software (not just Open Source) * Does not require custom network/cloud service to operate (sorry, [tarsnap](https://www.tarsnap.com/)) * Works on Linux * Is a dedicated to backup (sorry, [perkeep](https://perkeep.org/)) If you know other backup solutions that fit the criteria above, please create a pull request! Note: ===== A lot of FOSS backup solutions are merely shells on top of rsync and/or duplicity. Perhaps these should have a category of their own, or a tag? TODO ==== In the future we plan to provide benchmarks using [fakedatafs](https://github.com/restic/fakedatafs) and a table to sort by the tag categories. If anyone wants to help out, please submit a PR with your contribution. List of Backup Software ======================= Tags used below: - `authenticated`: Uses cryptographic signatures or MAC tags to ensure integrity - `compression`: Storage with compression - `dedup`: Supports deduplication - `encrypted`: Supports encrypting data locally (stored encrypted on the backup medium) - `error-correction`: Supports reconstructing data in scenarios x-of-n backup media are lost - `filesystem`: Backups are stored on a regular filesystem in plaintext, maintaining the original directory structure. Specifically, no blob abstractions are used for storage, and no specialized fuse-layer is required to read the backups. - `gcs`: Supports Google Cloud Storage - `golang`: Written in Go - `gpg`: Uses GPG for the underlying encryption - `incremental`: Support for incremental backups (through deltas or local deduplication) - `perl`: Written in Perl - `python`: Written in Python - `review`: Needs to be reviewed by the authors of this list in order to revise the tags assigned here. - `rsync`: Uses `rsync` or `librsync` - `rust`: Written in Rust - `s3`: Supports Amazon S3-compatible backends - `ssh`: Supports SFTP/SCP backends - `unmaintained`: Looks unmaintained / dead - `webdav`: Supports WebDAV backends The following list is sorted alphabetically: * [amanda](http://www.amanda.org/) compression,incremental,ssh * [areca](https://areca-backup.org/) review * [Asuran](https://asuran.rs) rust,dedup,encrypted,compression,authenticated * [attic](https://github.com/jborg/attic) review,dedup,encrypted,python,authenticated,unmaintained * [Arqinator](https://github.com/asimihsan/arqinator) review * [backshift](http://stromberg.dnsalias.org/~strombrg/backshift/) review,ssh * [bacula](https://blog.bacula.org/) review * [Back In Time](https://github.com/bit-team/backintime) incremental,filesystem,python,rsync,ssh * [backup](https://github.com/backup/backup) review * [backup2l](http://backup2l.sourceforge.net/) review * [BackupPC](https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/) review,compression,dedup,incremental,perl,rsync,ssh * [Backups-Done-Right](https://github.com/spikebike/Backups-Done-Right) review * [Backy2](https://github.com/wamdam/backy2) compression,dedup,incremental,python,review * [bareos](https://www.bareos.org/en/) review * [BlobSnap](https://github.com/tsileo/blobsnap) review,golang,incremental,dedup,unmaintained * [borg](https://github.com/borgbackup) review,compression,dedup,incremental,encrypted,python,authenticated * [boxbackup](https://github.com/boxbackup/boxbackup) review * [brackup](http://search.cpan.org/~bradfitz/Brackup-1.10/lib/Brackup/Manual/Overview.pod) review,dedup,encrypted,gpg,perl,unmaintained * [btar](http://viric.name/cgi-bin/btar/doc/trunk/doc/home.wiki/) review * [btbrk](https://github.com/digint/btrbk) review * [bup](https://github.com/bup/bup) review,dedup,incremental,error-correction * [bupstash](https://github.com/andrewchambers/bupstash) compression,dedup,encrypted,incremental,rust,authenticated * [burp](https://burp.grke.org/) review * [cedar-backup3](https://bitbucket.org/cedarsolutions/cedar-backup3/wiki/Home) review,python * [chop-backup/libchop](http://nongnu.org/libchop/) review * [cronopete](https://gitlab.com/rastersoft/cronopete) review,incremental,like timemachine from apple * [dar](http://dar.linux.free.fr/) review,incremental,encrypted,compression * [ddar](https://github.com/basak/ddar) review * [deltaic](https://github.com/cmusatyalab/deltaic) review * [duplicati](https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati) compression,dedup,encrypted,incremental,s3,ssh,gpg * [duplicity](http://duplicity.nongnu.org/) review,encrypted,gpg,s3,rsync,compression,python,ssh * [fwbackups](http://www.diffingo.com/oss/fwbackups/features) review * [FreeFileSync](https://freefilesync.org/) review,incremental * [Frost](https://github.com/X-Ryl669/Frost/) review,encrypted,dedup,unmaintained * [git-annex](https://git-annex.branchable.com/) review * [hashbackup](http://www.hashbackup.com/) review * [hdup2](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hdup) review,gpg,ssh,unmaintained * [hindsight](https://github.com/br0ns/hindsight) review,unmaintained * [kebab](https://github.com/davidlazar/kebab) review,golang,unmaintained * [knoxite](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite) review,golang,dedup,encrypted,authenticated,incremental,error-correction,compression,s3,gcs,ssh,webdav * [kopia](https://github.com/kopia/kopia) api,authenticated,compression,dedup,encryption,gcs,golang,incremental,s3,webdav,web-ui * [obnam](https://obnam.org/) unmaintained,encrypted,gpg * [ori](http://ori.scs.stanford.edu/) review * [preserve](https://github.com/cholcombe973/preserve) review,rust,dedup,encrypted,unmaintained * [pukcab](https://github.com/lyonel/pukcab) review,golang,unmaintained * [PyHardLinkBackup](https://github.com/jedie/PyHardLinkBackup/) dedup,python,incremental * [rdiff-backup](https://rdiff-backup.net/) review,incremental,ssh,compression * [rdedup](https://github.com/dpc/rdedup) review,dedup,rust,encrypted * [rdup](https://github.com/miekg/rdup) review * [restic](https://restic.github.io) review,golang,encrypted,authenticated,dedup,incremental,ssh,s3 * [rsbackup](https://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/rsbackup/) review,rsync,filesystem,ssh * [rsnapshot](http://rsnapshot.org/) perl,rsync,filesystem,ssh * [scat](https://github.com/Roman2K/scat) go,dedup,encrypted,error-correction,unmaintained * [shield](https://github.com/starkandwayne/shield) * [snaprd](https://gitlab.tuebingen.mpg.de/stark/snaprd) golang,rsync,filesystem,unmaintained * [snebu](http://www.snebu.com/) review * [s3git](https://github.com/s3git/s3git) review,golang,incremental,dedup,s3,unmaintained * [storeBackup](https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/storebackup) review,unmaintained * [Tardis](https://github.com/koldinger/Tardis) review,python * [TimeShift](https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift) rsync,filesystem (aimed at system files, not user data. supports BTRFS snapshots as alternative to rsync+hardlink-incremental/filesystem storage) * [TimeVault](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeVault) unmaintained,python,incremental,filesystem * [ugarit](https://www.kitten-technologies.co.uk/project/ugarit/doc/trunk/README.wiki) review * [unison](https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/) review * [urbackup](https://www.urbackup.org/) review * [veb](https://github.com/spydez/veb) review,golang,incremental,unmaintained * [zbackup](http://zbackup.org/) review,incremental,dedup,encrypted,compression * [zpaq](http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html) review,incremental,dedup,encrypted,compression,unmaintained * [zVault](https://github.com/dswd/zvault) incremental,dedup,encrypted,compression,rust,unmaintained List of wrappers or helper tools: - [autorestic](https://autorestic.vercel.app/) golang,restic - [borgmatic](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/) review,borg - [backupninja](https://0xacab.org/liberate/backupninja) borg,bup,duplicity,dsync,rdiff-backup,restic([WIP](https://0xacab.org/riseuplabs/backupninja/merge_requests/2)),rsnapshot,rsync,tar - [deja-dup](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DejaDup) review,duplicity - [duply](https://duply.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) review,duplicity - [runrestic](https://github.com/sinnwerkstatt/runrestic) python,restic

Backup Solutions

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restic/restic

[![Documentation](https://readthedocs.org/projects/restic/badge/?version=latest)](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest) [![Build Status](https://github.com/restic/restic/workflows/test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/restic/restic/actions?query=workflow%3Atest) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/restic/restic)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/restic/restic) # Introduction restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure. It supports the three major operating systems (Linux, macOS, Windows) and a few smaller ones (FreeBSD, OpenBSD). For detailed usage and installation instructions check out the [documentation](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest). You can ask questions in our [Discourse forum](https://forum.restic.net). ## Quick start Once you've [installed](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/020_installation.html) restic, start off with creating a repository for your backups: $ restic init --repo /tmp/backup enter password for new backend: enter password again: created restic backend 085b3c76b9 at /tmp/backup Please note that knowledge of your password is required to access the repository. Losing your password means that your data is irrecoverably lost. and add some data: $ restic --repo /tmp/backup backup ~/work enter password for repository: scan [/home/user/work] scanned 764 directories, 1816 files in 0:00 [0:29] 100.00% 54.732 MiB/s 1.582 GiB / 1.582 GiB 2580 / 2580 items 0 errors ETA 0:00 duration: 0:29, 54.47MiB/s snapshot 40dc1520 saved Next you can either use `restic restore` to restore files or use `restic mount` to mount the repository via fuse and browse the files from previous snapshots. For more options check out the [online documentation](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). # Backends Saving a backup on the same machine is nice but not a real backup strategy. Therefore, restic supports the following backends for storing backups natively: - [Local directory](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#local) - [sftp server (via SSH)](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#sftp) - [HTTP REST server](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#rest-server) ([protocol](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/100_references.html#rest-backend), [rest-server](https://github.com/restic/rest-server)) - [Amazon S3](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#amazon-s3) (either from Amazon or using the [Minio](https://minio.io) server) - [OpenStack Swift](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#openstack-swift) - [BackBlaze B2](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#backblaze-b2) - [Microsoft Azure Blob Storage](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#microsoft-azure-blob-storage) - [Google Cloud Storage](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#google-cloud-storage) - And many other services via the [rclone](https://rclone.org) [Backend](https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_preparing_a_new_repo.html#other-services-via-rclone) # Design Principles Restic is a program that does backups right and was designed with the following principles in mind: - **Easy**: Doing backups should be a frictionless process, otherwise you might be tempted to skip it. Restic should be easy to configure and use, so that, in the event of a data loss, you can just restore it. Likewise, restoring data should not be complicated. - **Fast**: Backing up your data with restic should only be limited by your network or hard disk bandwidth so that you can backup your files every day. Nobody does backups if it takes too much time. Restoring backups should only transfer data that is needed for the files that are to be restored, so that this process is also fast. - **Verifiable**: Much more important than backup is restore, so restic enables you to easily verify that all data can be restored. - **Secure**: Restic uses cryptography to guarantee confidentiality and integrity of your data. The location the backup data is stored is assumed not to be a trusted environment (e.g. a shared space where others like system administrators are able to access your backups). Restic is built to secure your data against such attackers. - **Efficient**: With the growth of data, additional snapshots should only take the storage of the actual increment. Even more, duplicate data should be de-duplicated before it is actually written to the storage back end to save precious backup space. # Reproducible Builds The binaries released with each restic version starting at 0.6.1 are [reproducible](https://reproducible-builds.org/), which means that you can reproduce a byte identical version from the source code for that release. Instructions on how to do that are contained in the [builder repository](https://github.com/restic/builder). ## News You can follow the restic project on Mastodon [@resticbackup](https://fosstodon.org/@restic) or subscribe to the [project blog](https://restic.net/blog/). ## License Restic is licensed under [BSD 2-Clause License](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause). You can find the complete text in [`LICENSE`](LICENSE). ## Sponsorship Backend integration tests for Google Cloud Storage and Microsoft Azure Blob Storage are sponsored by [AppsCode](https://appscode.com)! [![Sponsored by AppsCode](https://cdn.appscode.com/images/logo/appscode/ac-logo-color.png)](https://appscode.com)

Backup Solutions Archive & Compression

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