Description
restic makes excellent encrypted snapshots and rclone reaches seventy-odd storage providers, but both are command line only: you write the cron entries yourself, memorise the forget flags for retention, and dig through logs to learn whether last night's run succeeded. Pluton wraps the two in a web backend where backup plans sit as cards, each showing which machine goes to which destination, how big, how often, and when it last ran, with a row of coloured blocks underneath for the recent outcomes.
Its defining move is backup replication: back the data up once, then let Pluton push it on to a second and third cloud, so a 3-2-1 plan needs no manual duplication. Encryption happens on the source machine, so what leaves is ciphertext and the storage provider holds nothing it can read. Restores go through a file browser in the UI: open a snapshot, find the folder, restore it or download it directly.
Deployment options are generous: a Docker Compose file, a direct install on a headless Linux server, or desktop builds for Windows, macOS and Linux. Failed runs retry as many times as you configure, results are pushed to email, Slack, Discord or NTFY, and your own scripts can run before and after a backup to stop a service or dump a database. Open source under Apache-2.0.
restic based incremental backups: Encrypted, compressed, deduplicated snapshots with retention policies that prune old versions automatically.
70+ storage providers: Through rclone: S3, B2, Google Drive, Dropbox, pCloud, Jotta, Proton and more, plus plain local disks.
Backup replication: One backup fans out to several clouds, giving a 3-2-1 plan without a separate run per destination.
End to end encryption: Data is encrypted on the source machine, so transfer and storage are ciphertext throughout.
Scheduling and retries: Flexible schedules with fine grained retention; failed jobs retry a configurable number of times.
Restore and download: Browse snapshot contents in the UI and restore a folder or file in place, or download it directly.
Live progress and logs: Backups report progress in real time, and both application and job logs are readable in the interface.
Event notifications: Success and failure push to email, Slack, Discord and NTFY.
Pre and post scripts: Run your own scripts around a backup to stop services, dump databases or clear temporary files.
Multiple deployments: Docker Compose, headless Linux servers, and desktop installers for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Its defining move is backup replication: back the data up once, then let Pluton push it on to a second and third cloud, so a 3-2-1 plan needs no manual duplication. Encryption happens on the source machine, so what leaves is ciphertext and the storage provider holds nothing it can read. Restores go through a file browser in the UI: open a snapshot, find the folder, restore it or download it directly.
Deployment options are generous: a Docker Compose file, a direct install on a headless Linux server, or desktop builds for Windows, macOS and Linux. Failed runs retry as many times as you configure, results are pushed to email, Slack, Discord or NTFY, and your own scripts can run before and after a backup to stop a service or dump a database. Open source under Apache-2.0.
Features
restic based incremental backups: Encrypted, compressed, deduplicated snapshots with retention policies that prune old versions automatically.
70+ storage providers: Through rclone: S3, B2, Google Drive, Dropbox, pCloud, Jotta, Proton and more, plus plain local disks.
Backup replication: One backup fans out to several clouds, giving a 3-2-1 plan without a separate run per destination.
End to end encryption: Data is encrypted on the source machine, so transfer and storage are ciphertext throughout.
Scheduling and retries: Flexible schedules with fine grained retention; failed jobs retry a configurable number of times.
Restore and download: Browse snapshot contents in the UI and restore a folder or file in place, or download it directly.
Live progress and logs: Backups report progress in real time, and both application and job logs are readable in the interface.
Event notifications: Success and failure push to email, Slack, Discord and NTFY.
Pre and post scripts: Run your own scripts around a backup to stop services, dump databases or clear temporary files.
Multiple deployments: Docker Compose, headless Linux servers, and desktop installers for Windows, macOS and Linux.
