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ZFS Autobackup

Automated ZFS snapshot and replication tool

Backup & Recovery ★ 796 stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

zfs-autobackup is a tool for automatically creating and replicating ZFS snapshots between hosts and pools. It handles retention thinning and supports encrypted transfers.

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Key features

  • Automated ZFS snapshots
  • Cross-host replication
  • Retention thinning
  • Encrypted sends

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is ZFS Autobackup secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for ZFS Autobackup'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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