# lamw/ghettoVCB

ghettoVCB

Repository: https://github.com/lamw/ghettoVCB
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ghettovcb
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacktoberfest
Last push: 2025-10-30T20:25:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 49, release rhythm 22, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5688, "days_push": 307, "days_rel": 307, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1422, forks 372 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:40.736795+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: backup, cli, workflow-automation, scheduling
- domain: self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: cli, self-hosted
- tags: vmware, esxi, vmdk, vm-backup, shell-script, vsphere, snapshot, virtualization, devops, linux

## Member repositories
- lamw/ghettoVCB (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.736795+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 2026-08-30T04:37:42.221916+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lamw/ghettoVCB (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:40.736795+00:00, sha e1b854b0b370)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.