Borg Backup – Deduplicating Archiver

Borg Backup is a deduplicating backup program with support for compression and encryption. It efficiently stores data by eliminating redundant chunks, making it ideal for frequent backups with minimal storage overhead.

Key Features

• Deduplication: Space-efficient storage
• Encryption: AES-256 encrypted backups
• Compression: Multiple algorithms available
• Mounting: Browse backups as filesystem
• Pruning: Automatic old backup removal

Installation

Install Borg on Ubuntu:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install borgbackup

Usage Examples

Basic Borg operations:

# Initialize repository
borg init --encryption=repokey /path/to/repo

# Create backup
borg create /path/to/repo::backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d) /home /etc

# List backups
borg list /path/to/repo

# Restore files
borg extract /path/to/repo::backup-2024-01-15

# Prune old backups
borg prune -v --keep-daily=7 --keep-weekly=4 /path/to/repo

Benefits

Borg provides efficient backup with strong security. Its deduplication dramatically reduces storage needs while encryption ensures data privacy.

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