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Plakar

An open-source backup and restore platform built for modern workloads. It offers encrypted, deduplicated, and instantly recoverable snapshots across file systems, object stores and cloud environments.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (ISC)

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • FreeBSD
  • OpenBSD
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Decentralized

Features

  1.  Two-factor Authentication
  2.  Dark Mode
  3.  No Tracking
  4.  Portable
  5.  File Versioning
  6.  Selective Synchronization
  7.  Support for MarkDown
  8.  Ad-free
  9.  Shared Folders
  10.  End-to-End Encryption
  11.  Incremental Backup
  12.  No registration required
  13.  Cloud Sync
  14.  Automatic Backup
  15.  Built-in viewer
  16.  Real time collaboration
  17.  Schedule Backup
  18.  Supports Zip files
  19.  File Tagging
  20.  Encrypted Backup
  21.  Supports RAR files
  22.  AES-256 Encryption
  23.  Works Offline
  24.  Command line interface
  25.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  26.  File Sync
  27.  On-premises software
  28.  File Compression
  29.  Data deduplication
  30.  Distributed
  31.  Cross-Platform
  32.  Disaster Recovery

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  •  91 Forks
  •  117 Open Issues
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What is Plakar?

Plakar is an open-source backup and restore platform designed for modern, hybrid environments. It supports encrypted, deduplicated, and instantly recoverable backups across file systems, object stores, cloud infrastructure, and Kubernetes.

Built for developers, ops teams, and AI practitioners, Plakar captures application data with context, making backups reproducible and portable. Its engine, Kloset, encapsulates data like containers do for compute — with structure, metadata, and end-to-end encryption.

With Plakar, you can:

  • Back up from any source: file systems, object stores, SaaS applications
  • Distribute backups using push, pull, or sync strategies
  • Apply the 3-2-1 backup rule across heterogeneous environments
  • Avoid production slowdowns with adaptive backup speeds
  • Run lock-free garbage collection in parallel with operations

And when it comes to restore:

  • Instantly mount large snapshots without full restoration
  • Restore a full snapshot or just selected files
  • Restore across storage types (e.g., from S3 to local disk)
  • Verify and browse backups without extracting them

Plakar is ideal for teams that value data integrity, versioning, and interoperability — whether for AI training, analytics, compliance, or disaster recovery.