# bareos/bareos

Bareos is a cross-network Open Source backup solution (licensed under AGPLv3) which preserves, archives, and recovers data from all major operating systems.

Repository: https://github.com/bareos/bareos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bareos
Homepage: http://www.bareos.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: bareos, backup, restore, archiving, backup-utility, backup-solution, recover, vmware, ceph, gluster, python, postgresql, mysql, encrypt, compression, cross-platform, disaster-recovery, security, s3
Last push: 2026-09-02T13:56:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4769, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 30}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1246, forks 311 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:09.544826+00:00)

## What it is
Bareos is an open-source (AGPLv3) network backup and recovery solution for mixed IT environments, supporting Linux, Windows, FreeBSD and macOS clients. It backs up data to disk, tape, and S3-compatible object storage with full, differential, incremental, and Always Incremental strategies, plus encryption, deduplication-friendly storage, and database/VM plugins.

## Use cases
- back up servers across a network to disk, tape, or S3
- set up disaster recovery for mixed Linux and Windows environments
- back up PostgreSQL, MySQL, and other databases
- build ransomware-resilient backups with WORM media and retention policies
- centralize backup management for many clients and storage daemons
- back up VMware virtual machines and Ceph/Gluster storage
- replace proprietary backup software with an open-source solution

## When to choose
- you need cross-platform, network-scale enterprise backup without open-core restrictions
- you require flexible storage targets including tape and S3-compatible object storage
- you need compliance features like encryption, RBAC, and defined retention periods
- you want an actively maintained Bacula-derived backup solution with commercial support available

## When to avoid
- you only need simple single-machine file sync or cloud backup with a GUI-first experience
- you want a lightweight endpoint backup for personal laptops without a server infrastructure
- you need a fully managed backup-as-a-service with no self-hosting

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: backup, cryptography, compression, self-hosted, security, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, security, cloud-computing, files
- platform: windows, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: disaster-recovery, tape-backup, s3-object-storage, deduplication, vmware, ceph, gluster, database-backup, enterprise-backup, agplv3, devops, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- bareos/bareos (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:09.544826+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 2026-08-30T05:08:23.440907+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bareos/bareos (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:09.544826+00:00, sha 8f4db2b69dfb)
  - homepage: http://www.bareos.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:15.894970+00:00, sha 1dba6babffbd)
  - site_page: https://www.bareos.com/learn/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:15.900324+00:00, sha 8208b0ac5517)
  - site_page: https://www.bareos.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:15.897937+00:00, sha 5231574fe724)
  - site_page: https://www.bareos.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:15.902759+00:00, sha 40e544c90aaa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.