SliTaz Repositories

     1.1 --- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
     1.2 +++ b/boxbackup-server/description.txt	Tue Jan 18 21:13:09 2011 +0000
     1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
     1.4 +Server for the BoxBackup on-line backup system.
     1.5 +
     1.6 +Box Backup is an open source, completely automatic, on-line backup system. 
     1.7 +It has the following key features:
     1.8 +
     1.9 +    * All backed up data is stored on the server in files on a filesystem - 
    1.10 +      no tape, archive or other special devices are required. 
    1.11 +
    1.12 +    * The server is trusted only to make files available when they are 
    1.13 +      required - all data is encrypted and can be decoded only by the 
    1.14 +      original client. This makes it ideal for backing up over an untrusted 
    1.15 +      network (such as the Internet), or where the server is in an 
    1.16 +      uncontrolled environment. 
    1.17 +
    1.18 +    * A backup daemon runs on systems to be backed up, and copies encrypted 
    1.19 +      data to the server when it notices changes - so backups are continuous 
    1.20 +      and up-to-date (although traditional snapshot backups are possible too). 
    1.21 +
    1.22 +    * Only changes within files are sent to the server, just like rsync, 
    1.23 +      minimising the bandwidth used between clients and server. This makes it 
    1.24 +      particularly suitable for backing up between distant locations, or over 
    1.25 +      the Internet. 
    1.26 +
    1.27 +    * It behaves like tape - old file versions and deleted files are available. 
    1.28 +
    1.29 +    * Old versions of files on the server are stored as changes from the 
    1.30 +      current version, minimising the storage space required on the server. 
    1.31 +      Files are the server are also compressed to minimise their size. 
    1.32 +
    1.33 +    * Choice of backup behaviour - it can be optimised for document or server 
    1.34 +      backup. 
    1.35 +
    1.36 +    * It is designed to be easy and cheap to run a server. It has a portable 
    1.37 +      implementation, and optional RAID implemented in userland for reliability 
    1.38 +      without complex server setup or expensive hardware. 
    1.39 +
    1.40 +Box Backup is distributed under a BSD license.