lamw/ghettoVCB
ghettoVCB observed · 2026-10-20
Health v2 · maintenance only
44/100
- Activity 41
- Release rhythm 15
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5736
- days_rel: 355
- days_push: 355
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1430 stars · 372 forks observed · 2026-10-20
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ghettoVCB is a shell script that backs up virtual machines on VMware ESX/ESXi hosts by snapshotting live VMs, copying their VMDK disks, and deleting the snapshot. It supports local storage, SAN, and NFS targets, per-VM backup policies, rotation of backup copies, and cron-based scheduling.
Use cases
- back up VMs on a free ESXi host without paid backup software
- schedule nightly snapshots of virtual machines via cron
- back up VMDKs to an NFS datastore
- restore a VM from a previous backup copy
- run dry-run backups to verify VM lists before production use
When to choose
- you run ESXi 3.5 through 9.x and need lightweight, script-based VM backups
- you want zero-cost backups without a VCB proxy or commercial backup agent
- you need per-VM backup policies and retention rotation
When to avoid
- you need centralized multi-host backup management or a GUI
- you require application-consistent backups or deduplication
- you need support for non-VMware hypervisors
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
backup cli workflow-automation scheduling self-hosted infrastructure-as-code cli self-hosted vmware esxi vmdk vm-backup shell-script vsphere snapshot virtualization devops linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lamw/ghettoVCB · fetched 2026-10-20 · e1b854b0b370
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lamw/ghettoVCB | main | 44 |
For agents
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem