Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on local storage, cloud storage services and remote file servers.
Duplicati was designed for online backups from scratch. It is not only data efficient but also handles network issues nicely. For example, interrupted backups can be resumed and Duplicati tests the content of backups regularly. That way broken backups on corrupt storage systems can be detected before it’s too late.
Duplicati is configured by a web interface that runs in any browser (even mobile).
Features include:
- Backup files and folders with strong AES-256 encryption.
- Save space with incremental backups and data deduplication.
- Compression – supports Zip/Deflate or 7z/LZMA2 compression.
- Online backup verification – built to work with simple storage systems.
- Run backups on any machine through the web-based interface or via command line interface.
- Duplicati has a built-in scheduler and auto-updater. The built-in scheduler runs your backups automatically at the times and intervals you define. Duplicati comes with a built-in updater that downloads and installs the latest available version for you.
- Fail-safe design – designed to handle various kinds of issues: Network hiccups, interrupted backups, unavailable or corrupt storage systems.
- Uses strong AES-256 encryption to protect your backups. It is designed following the TNO principle: Trust No One. For instance, all data is encrypted locally before it is transferred to the remote storage system. The password/key to your backup never leaves your computer. Instead of AES-256 you can use a local GPG instance to encrypt your backup.
- Works with standard protocols like FTP, SSH, WebDAV as well as popular services like Backblaze B2, Microsoft OneDrive, Amazon S3, Google Drive, box.com, Mega, hubiC and many others.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Website: github.com/duplicati/duplicati
Support: Manual, Forum
Developer: The Duplicati Team
License: Lesser General Public License
Duplicati is written in C#. Learn C# with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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