Zerobyte is a self-hosted backup management application designed to simplify protecting files stored on servers, network shares and local systems. It uses Restic as its backup engine, providing a web interface for configuring backup jobs and managing encrypted repositories.
The application is particularly useful in self-hosting environments where data may be distributed across network storage, mounted shares and local directories. Rather than requiring individual Restic commands, users can configure repositories, select backup sources and establish recurring schedules from the browser.
Zerobyte separates backup sources from storage destinations, allowing backups to be created from different locations and sent to local or cloud repositories. Retention settings determine which snapshots are preserved, while recovery operations provide access to previously backed-up files.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Web dashboard for managing repositories, backup sources and scheduled jobs.
- Automated incremental backups with encryption, compression and deduplication through Restic.
- Configurable backup schedules with individual retention policies.
- Supports NFS, SMB, WebDAV, SFTP and local directories as backup sources.
- Creates repositories on local storage, S3-compatible services, Google Cloud Storage and Azure Blob Storage.
- Access to additional remote storage providers through Rclone.
- Restore backed-up files and directories from repository snapshots.
- Configure individual backup sources and destinations independently.
- Control repository compression and upload or download bandwidth limits.
- Supports custom Restic parameters for advanced backup operations.
- Provides authenticated access to backup configuration and repository management.
- Supports notifications and webhooks for backup-related events.
- Allows administrators to configure storage resources and credentials through environment-based provisioning.
Website: github.com/nicotsx/zerobyte
Support:
Developer: Nicolas Meienberger
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Zerobyte is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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