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Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free and open source, funded by sponsorship.

macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line, Web
  • Reports changes instead of live graphs
  • Verifies that backups actually restore
  • Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows from the same codebase
  • Built-in web interface, so a phone or tablet can watch a server
  • Aimed at small homelabs rather than large fleets
  • Young project with a small user base
  • Python and pip installation, which on some systems means a virtual environment
  • Exposing the web interface or API on a network needs authentication configured by you
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: LGPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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