What is Fwbackups?
fwbackups is an open source backup solution designed specifically for Linux systems. It focuses on security, flexibility, and ease of use.
Some key features of fwbackups include:
- Flexible backup schedules - Set up daily, weekly, or custom backup schedules to fit your needs
- Encryption - Backup data is encrypted locally before being sent to storage using AES-256 encryption
- Compression - Files are compressed before backup to save bandwidth and storage space
- Incremental backups - Only backup files that have changed since the last backup to save time and resources
- Web-based interface - Manage backups and view logs easily through the web UI
- Storage flexibility - Back up to local disks, external drives, remote servers via SSH/SFTP, OpenStack Swift, S3-compatible providers, and more
- Alerts - Get notified by email or SNMP when backups fail or have warnings
- Bare metal recovery - Easily restore full systems from disk backups
- Retention policies - Automatically delete old backup snapshots based on custom rules
Overall, fwbackups is ideal for administrators looking for a secure, flexible, easy-to-use open source backup solution tailored specifically for Linux environments.