Simple, Fast and Secure Open-Source Backup

No more excuses, backup and secure your data in 30 seconds.

Install Plakar (requires a Golang toolchain installed until first release)


$ go install github.com/PlakarKorp/plakar/cmd/plakar@latest
                        

Backup your data


$ plakar on /safe/place create
$ plakar on /safe/place backup /critical/data
$ plakar on /safe/place ls
2024-10-14T13:45:55Z  934f46ab      4 GB        9s /critical/data
$
                        

Restore your data


$ plakar on /safe/place restore 934f46ab
$ ls -l critical/data
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  21 gilles  staff  672 Oct 10 14:11 PlakarKorp
$
                        

Alright, your data are safer! Now read our quick start and implement the 3-2-1 rule!


WARNING: Plakar is currently NOT production ready yet but it is most definitely stable enough to be tested by others.
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Hard drive stack
Frugal by design

More restore points, less space

Plakar maximizes storage usage, allowing you to create more restore points while minimizing resource consumption. Through advanced data deduplication and compression, our technology ensures your storage needs are met in a cost-effective and environmentally conscious manner. Experience the power of a frugal solution that delivers more restore points with less storage.

Affordable off-cloud backups, anywhere

Plakar makes backing up your data outside of its hosting cloud more affordable than ever. By minimizing egress network usage, we significantly reduce data transfer costs, ensuring you can securely store backups off-cloud at a fraction of the usual expense. Additionally, our technology is optimized for environments with low bandwidth, enabling reliable data backups even in regions with limited network capacity. Plakar ensures your data is safe and accessible, no matter where you are.

Adaptable by design

Truly storage-agnostic with seamless deployment

Plakar offers unparalleled flexibility, adapting effortlessly to any storage medium you choose. Whether it’s cloud-based storage, S3-compatible solutions, local servers, NAS, SAN, or even tape drives, Plakar integrates seamlessly, ensuring your data remains secure and easily accessible across a wide range of storage environments.

Advanced distribution, even with limited synchronization capabilities

Plakar is designed with advanced distribution capabilities, making it adaptable even in environments where repositories can only be synchronized through manual push and pull operations. Our solution ensures that, regardless of network constraints or limited access to automated synchronization tools, you can still efficiently manage and distribute backups. Plakar’s architecture is optimized for such scenarios, allowing you to maintain control over your data and its integrity across diverse and distributed infrastructures.

Distributed backup
Data security
Security and reliability

Robust data protection and encryption

Plakar prioritizes data security, using end-to-end encryption to protect your backups at every stage. Whether your data is at rest or in transit, our solution applies advanced encryption algorithms to safeguard against unauthorized access and ensure data confidentiality.

Ideal for regulated environments

Plakar is built for compliance in regulated industries, providing the tools necessary to manage and protect sensitive data with integrity. With continuous integrity checks and robust monitoring capabilities, Plakar ensures that your data remains reliable and unaltered, giving you confidence that your backups are always secure and compliant with the highest standards of data management.

Our Team

The Team

Plakar is developed by engineers for engineers.

Team

Plakup

Co-founder
Team

Gilles Chehade

Co-founder
Team

Julien Mangeard

Co-founder

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