sibt – Simple Backup Tool¶
sibt provides a common interface for backup tools like rsync, rdiff-backup, tar, or duplicity while performing many sanity checks and replicating infrastructure and locking to prevent data loss from misconfiguration. It is written using a test-first approach and benefits from an extensive test suite.
Stability¶
This being the most important feature for backup software, note that most of the stability comes from rsync, rdiff-backup, etc., which are considered very stable, because sibt never touches data itself but only integrates existing solutions and adding checks on top.
It is production-ready, I use it every day, backup and restore work as they should. Cloning Linux installations from backup is possible without a sweat with
sibt restore / <version>
Documentation¶
For details on usage, see the sibt man page.
Installation¶
Archlinux AUR¶
There is a PKGBUILD available here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sibt-git/.
From Git¶
Alternatively, it is easy to just clone the git repo and run install. The master branch is considered ‘stable’ at all times.
git clone https://github.com/pid0/sibt
cd sibt
paver install
License¶
GPLv3+. See LICENSE file.
Author¶
Patrick Plagwitz <patrick_plagwitz@web.de>.