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SnapRAID

Parity-based backup for disk arrays of large files

Backup & Recovery ★ 2.6k stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

SnapRAID is a backup program for disk arrays that protects against drive failure using parity files. It is popular for home media servers where data changes infrequently.

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Key features

  • Parity-based protection
  • Recovers failed disks
  • Works with mixed disks
  • No striping required

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Active community (2.6k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is SnapRAID secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for SnapRAID'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.

SnapRAID replaces

Self-hosted unRAID parity alternatives

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