chef-template vs Backup

chef-template

Chef Solo config for management servers with Ruby/Rack based applications (by kirillshevch)

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Backup

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

DevOps Tools Backup Ruby Database S3 Encryption Slack MySQL Postgresql MongoDB

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backup.github.io

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chef-template		Backup
	Project
-	Mentions	3
24	Stars	4,816
-	Growth	0.1%
0.0	Activity	4.0
over 6 years ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
Ruby	Language	Ruby
MIT License	License	MIT License

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chef-template

Posts with mentions or reviews of chef-template. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning chef-template yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

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 chef-template and Backup you can also consider the following projects:

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

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.

Capistrano - A deployment automation tool built on Ruby, Rake, and SSH.

Kup Backup System - A backup scheduler for KDE's Plasma desktop

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

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

Rubber - A capistrano/rails plugin that makes it easy to deploy/manage/scale to various service providers, including EC2, DigitalOcean, vSphere, and bare metal servers.

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)

Puppet - Server automation framework and application

Centurion - A mass deployment tool for Docker fleets

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