# backup/backup

Easy full stack backup operations on UNIX-like systems.

Repository: https://github.com/backup/backup
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/backup
Homepage: http://backup.github.io/backup/v4/
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: backup, ruby, database, s3, encryption, slack, mysql, postgresql, mongodb
Last push: 2024-07-03T12:44:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6180, "days_push": 791, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4858, forks 664 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:01.503207+00:00)

## What it is
Backup is a Ruby-based system utility for Linux and macOS that performs full-stack backup operations via an elegant Ruby DSL. It supports many databases, storage services (S3, Dropbox, FTP, SFTP), compressors, encryptors, syncers, and notification services.

## Use cases
- back up mysql and postgresql databases to s3
- schedule encrypted full-system backups on linux
- model backup jobs with a ruby dsl
- sync backups to dropbox or ftp with gzip compression
- get slack or pagerduty notifications when backups fail

## When to choose
- you want a single tool covering databases, archives, encryption, storage, and notifications
- you prefer configuring backups in Ruby code
- you run Linux or macOS servers and want a mature, battle-tested backup DSL

## When to avoid
- you need actively developed software with new features
- you need Windows support
- you want a modern tool with recent community maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: backup, cryptography, compression, database, scheduling
- domain: self-hosted, databases, files
- platform: ruby, cli
- tags: ruby-dsl, s3, database-backup, notifiers, system-utility, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- backup/backup (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.503207+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:22.485209+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/backup/backup (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.503207+00:00, sha f343c97a764e)
  - homepage: http://backup.github.io/backup/v4/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:00:54.077285+00:00, sha 56f24588ffa7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.