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author | Pascal Bellard <pascal.bellard@slitaz.org> |
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date | Thu Oct 16 09:34:26 2008 +0000 (2008-10-16) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/boxbackup-server/description.txt Thu Oct 16 09:34:26 2008 +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.