restic
A single-executable backup program that makes encrypted, deduplicated snapshots and can send them almost anywhere.
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3 more ways to get restic
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install restic - Homebrew
brew install restic - Snap Store
snap install restic
About restic
restic is a command line backup tool that stores snapshots in a repository. The repository can be a local folder, an external drive, an SFTP server, an S3 bucket, Backblaze B2, Azure, Google Cloud Storage, or a REST server you run yourself.
Everything is encrypted on your machine before it leaves, and files are split into content-defined chunks so a second backup only stores what actually changed. There is no daemon and no server component: you download one binary and run it.
Strengths
- One static binary with no server, agent or database to install first
- Content-defined chunking means daily backups only transfer what changed
- Encrypted on your machine before upload, so the storage provider never sees plaintext
- Backends for local disks, SFTP, S3-compatible storage, Backblaze B2, Azure and Google Cloud Storage
- Snapshots can be mounted with FUSE and browsed like a normal folder
Limitations
- Command line only; any graphical interface or scheduling comes from third-party projects
- Still pre-1.0, so the project does not yet guarantee backward compatibility across major versions
- Lose the repository password and the data is not recoverable
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, with no paid edition.
- License
- BSD-2-Clause
- Developer
- The restic project
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Scripted, encrypted backups to storage you already pay for
- Categories
- Backup tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Backup); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 7 sources on file.
restic as an alternative
Listings that name restic as an alternative.
FreeFileSync
Compares two folders, shows exactly what differs, and copies only what changed.
FreeFileSync mirrors folders as they are; restic stores encrypted, deduplicated snapshots you can restore an old version from.
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Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
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