ServerCrate is privacy-first, zero-knowledge offsite backup hosting
for Restic over SFTP, built for sysadmins, developers, and homelab
users. Repositories are end-to-end encrypted on your machine before
upload — your password never reaches our infrastructure, by design.
Positioned between BorgBase (Borg-based, simpler) and rsync.net
(raw SFTP, no portal), ServerCrate offers a managed Restic-specific
experience: self-service portal, per-user ZFS vault isolation on
dedicated hardware, daily replication to a separate pool, and
optional Bitcoin payment via self-hosted BTCPay for privacy-conscious
billing.
Free tier: 10GB, 7-day retention, no credit card required. Paid
plans from $5/mo. Designed for ransomware resilience, disk failure
scenarios, and infrastructure compromise — backups stay offsite,
isolated, and encrypted with keys we never see.
Key features:
- Native Restic compatibility (no proprietary tooling, full portability)
- SFTP protocol (universal, scriptable, no lock-in)
- Zero-knowledge encryption (client-side only, AES-256)
- Per-vault ZFS isolation with daily NVMe replication
- Fixed pricing, no egress fees, no bandwidth caps
- Bitcoin payment option via self-hosted BTCPay (rare for backup hosts)
- TOTP 2FA, audit logs, account activity history
- Designed for Proxmox, Docker, bare-metal Linux, BSD, macOS
ServerCrate is for users who want managed backup reliability without
sacrificing control, privacy, or simplicity — and without locking
their repository format to one vendor. Your Restic repo is yours;
you can rsync it elsewhere at any time.