ElkarBackup

[oj]

https://www.elkarbackup.org/
https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup

[robi]

ElkarBackup is a free open-source software and it's based in other open source technologies as RSnapshot, Rsync, PHP and Symfony.

[jdaviescoates]

Docker:
https://hub.docker.com/r/elkarbackup/elkarbackup/

[timconsidine]

@oj nice
but sadly seems only windows and linux clients can be backed up
i.e. no Mac devices

[marcusquinn]

Just spotted this, does look like a very good solution for Windows & Linux, which is 99.9% of Servers.

@timconsidine Maybe UR Backup would give us a Mac client backup solution?

• https://www.urbackup.org
• https://alternativeto.net/software/urbackup/about/

Given Elkar is giving rsync a helpful GUI, it might be that Macs can use it as a backup destination.

Would unshackle me and many from Backblaze, which although nothing wrong with them, isn't open-source.

[marcusquinn]

Also @timconsidine Rescuezilla:

• https://rescuezilla.com/
• https://alternativeto.net/software/rescuezilla/about/

[marcusquinn]

And Duplicati, which impressively has a Synology version (Synology being an ecosystem that I very much like for not relying on any cloud services):

• https://www.duplicati.com/
• https://www.duplicati.com/download
• https://alternativeto.net/software/duplicati/about/

[LoudLemur]

@robi
Why might somebody choose ElkarBackup instead of SyncThing?

[necrevistonnezr]

@LoudLemur
Syncthing is… well sync: copying and deleting two-way. If you delete a file, it’s deleted everywhere (notwithstanding some retention option). If ransomware encrypts a file, it’s encrypted everywhere.
ElkarBackup is backup: copying one way. It helps you when files have been deleted, encrypted etc.

See https://www.datto.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-sync-and-backup

[marcusquinn]

@necrevistonnezr Exactly this