Kup Backup System vs Backup

Kup Backup System

A backup scheduler for KDE's Plasma desktop (by spersson)

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Backup

Easy full stack backup operations on UNIX-like systems. (by backup)

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backup.github.io

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Kup Backup System		Backup
	Project
1	Mentions	3
132	Stars	4,817
-	Growth	0.1%
0.0	Activity	4.0
about 4 years ago	Latest Commit	about 2 months ago
	Language	Ruby
-	License	MIT License

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Kup Backup System

Posts with mentions or reviews of Kup Backup System. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

good GUI backup front end for KDE desktop environment
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 17 Apr 2023

Backup

Posts with mentions or reviews of Backup. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-21.

Backup VS database - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 21 Jun 2023
Backup: Ruby Gem for Easy full stack backup operations on Unix-like systems
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Jul 2022
Backup Postgresql Docker
3 projects | /r/devops | 16 Apr 2021

I used to be a huge fan of https://github.com/backup/backup, but unfortunately it doesn't get updates. Still works though. I ran hundreds of gigs each night through that tool. There's a golang version re-write that is limited on the features - https://github.com/huacnlee/gobackup.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Kup Backup System and Backup you can also consider the following projects:

TimeShift - System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.

Back In Time - Back In Time - An easy-to-use backup tool for GNU Linux using rsync in the back

Rsnapshot - a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)

Bup - Very efficient backup system based on the git packfile format, providing fast incremental saves and global deduplication (among and within files, including virtual machine images). Please post problems or patches to the mailing list for discussion (see the end of the README below).

Dpl - Dpl (dee-pee-ell) is a deploy tool made for continuous deployment.

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program

Shield - A standalone system that can perform backup and restore functions for a wide variety of pluggable data systems

Vagrant - Vagrant is a tool for building and distributing development environments.