Openduckbill is a simple command line backup tool for Linux, which is capable of monitoring the files/directories marked for backups for any changes and transferring these changes either to a local backup directory or a remote NFS exported partition or to a remote ssh server using the very common, rsync command.
As a backup tool, this tool can operate in any one of the modes mentioned below:
· Maintain an exact copy of the source at the backup destination
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Here are some key features of "Openduckbill":
· Supports recursive and non-recursive backup of files/directories
· Does filesystem monitoring
· Openduckbill uses pyinotify for filesystem monitoring.
· Any directory marked for backup, will be monitored for changes, and the changes will be synced to the backup destination regularly.
· Three different modes of backup. Supports backup to
· Local directory
· NFS mount
· SSH server (using rsync over ssh)
· Include/exclude files/directories from backup
· Supports including/excluding files/directories from backup using pattern matches
· Supports maintaining current and previous versions of files at backup destination.
· In NFS backup mode, the NFS partition is auto mounted.
· Ability to remove files/directories which are not part of backup schedule from backup partition. (Currently this feature supported only in LOCAL and NFS backup modes.)
· Uses YAML based config file
· Easy to read and modify
· Uses GUI dialog box to display critical information
· Has built-in logging system
· Daemon mode and Non-daemon mode
· Extensive DEBUG info mode
· Fully client side application
· Minimal (or no) configuration required on server
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