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Time Machine

Configure the server as a Time Machine backup target

Backup & Recovery ★ 9 stars Easy setup WTFPL

Configure the server as a Time Machine backup target.

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Strengths

  • Released under the WTFPL license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Shell
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 50 MB RAM

Is Time Machine secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Time Machine'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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SelfHostIndex: 23 · at risk

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The score is recomputed on every nightly rebuild from public repository data — see how it is calculated.

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