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BackupPC

High-performance backup system for PCs and servers

Backup & Recovery ★ 1.6k stars Hard setup GPL-3.0

BackupPC is a high-performance system for backing up Linux, Windows, and macOS PCs to a server's disk. It uses pooling and compression to minimize disk usage, with a full web interface.

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Key features

  • File pooling deduplication
  • Web management interface
  • No client software required

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Perl

Is BackupPC secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for BackupPC's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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