restic
A fast, secure, and efficient cross-platform backup program with deduplication and multiple storage backends.
What is restic?
Restic is a modern, open-source backup program that creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots of data. It is designed to be easy to use, fast, verifiable, secure, and efficient, solving the problem of reliable data backup across various storage environments. It supports a wide range of storage backends, from local directories to cloud services like Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, and Google Cloud Storage.
System administrators, DevOps engineers, and individual users who need a secure, cross-platform backup solution for personal or server data. It is particularly suited for those operating in untrusted environments where data confidentiality and integrity are critical.
Developers choose restic for its strong encryption, deduplication, and broad backend support, ensuring backups are both space-efficient and secure. Its snapshot-based model and mountable backups via FUSE make verification and restoration straightforward, differentiating it from traditional backup tools.
Overview
Fast, secure, efficient backup program
Use Cases
Best For
- Creating encrypted backups to untrusted or shared storage environments like cloud services.
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