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jborg/attic

Deduplicating backup program observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/jborg/attic · Python · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4803
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1815
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1099 stars · 101 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Attic is a deduplicating backup program written in Python that stores only changed data chunks, with optional AES-256 encryption and SSH-based off-site backups. Archives can be mounted as userspace filesystems for verification and restore.

Use cases

  • deduplicating daily backups of my files
  • encrypted backup to a remote server over ssh
  • mount a backup archive as a filesystem to restore files
  • space-efficient incremental backups
  • secure off-site backup from the command line

When to choose

  • you want efficient chunk-level deduplication so daily backups only store changes
  • you need optional AES-256 encryption with HMAC-SHA256 integrity verification
  • you want to back up over SSH to any remote host
  • you prefer mounting archives via FUSE for easy verification

When to avoid

  • you want an actively developed tool - consider Borg, its maintained successor
  • you need a GUI-based backup solution
  • you require Windows support

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

backup compression cryptography cli files security developer-tools python cli deduplication encrypted-backup ssh-remote-backup fuse-mount borg predecessor command-line linux macos

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