Restic
Fast, secure, efficient backup program
Restic is a fast and secure backup program that creates encrypted, deduplicated snapshots to many storage backends. It targets users and admins who want reliable command-line backups. It is deployed as a single binary.
Key features
- Encrypted deduplicated snapshots
- Many storage backends
- Fast incremental backups
- Single self-contained binary
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Strong encryption
- Efficient deduplication
- Wide backend support
Trade-offs
- Command-line only
- No built-in scheduler
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