Open-source repos for backups
23 repos tagged Backups, sorted by GitHub stars. Add filters from the other category types to narrow the list.
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immich-app/immich
Photo and video backup server with phone apps, face recognition and shared albums, used as a Google Photos replacement.
118k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
syncthing/syncthing
Continuous peer-to-peer file synchronization between your devices without a central server.
90k starsMPL-2.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
rclone/rclone
Command-line tool to sync, copy and mount files across 70+ cloud storage providers.
60.7k starsMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026
photoprism/photoprism
Self-hosted photo library that indexes your pictures, tags them with AI, and lets you browse by place, face or date.
File storage, Docker, Web, Operations, Creators, Self hosters
40.4k starsOtherUpdated 2 Nov 2026
restic/restic
Fast, encrypted, deduplicating backup program that stores snapshots on local disks, SFTP or S3-compatible storage.
36.9k starsBSD-2-ClauseUpdated 1 Nov 2026
ente/ente
End-to-end encrypted photo backup service with apps for every device and a server you can host yourself.
File storage, Docker, Android, IT and security, Operations, Self hosters
29.8k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox
Saves web pages you care about as HTML, PDF, screenshots and media so you keep a private copy if they vanish.
Web scraping, Docker, Web, Data and analytics, Media and publishing, Self hosters, Data journalism
28.9k starsMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026
haiwen/seafile
File sync and share server focused on speed, with desktop and mobile clients and per-library encryption.
15.4k starsOtherUpdated 16 Oct 2026
duplicati/duplicati
Backup client with a web UI that stores encrypted, incremental backups on cloud storage and remote servers.
15.2k starsOtherUpdated 2 Nov 2026
alexta69/metube
Self-hosted web UI for yt-dlp to queue video and playlist downloads.
Repurposing, YouTube, Docker, Marketing, Creators, Self hosters
15.2k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 1 Nov 2026
kopia/kopia
Cross-platform backup tool with encryption, deduplication, a GUI and a repository server for many clients.
14.6k starsApache-2.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
borgbackup/borg
Deduplicating, compressing and encrypting backup program, efficient for daily backups over SSH.
13.9k starsOtherUpdated 2 Nov 2026
ihmily/DouyinLiveRecorder
Records live streams from Douyin, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch and dozens of other platforms automatically.
11.1k starsMITUpdated 1 Apr 2026
nextcloud/all-in-one
Official Docker-based installer for Nextcloud that sets up the server, office suite, backups and TLS in one container stack.
File storage, Hosting and deploy, Docker, Operations, Self hosters
10.8k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
healthchecks/healthchecks
Cron job monitor that alerts you when scheduled tasks or backups fail to check in on time.
10.5k starsBSD-3-ClauseUpdated 2 Nov 2026
databasus/databasus
Self-hosted tool that schedules PostgreSQL and other database backups to local or cloud storage with notifications.
Docker, Engineering, Operations, SaaS, Self hosters, Solo founders
9.2k starsApache-2.0Updated 25 Oct 2026
tubearchivist/tubearchivist
Self-hosted YouTube archive with search, indexing and a media player.
8.6k starsGPL-3.0Updated 25 Oct 2026
garethgeorge/backrest
Web UI and scheduler on top of restic for creating, browsing and restoring backups.
7.8k starsGPL-3.0Updated 21 Sept 2026
openmediavault/openmediavault
Debian-based NAS operating system with a web panel for disks, RAID, file shares and plugins.
7.1k starsOtherUpdated 2 Nov 2026
kieraneglin/pinchflat
Self-hosted app that automatically downloads new videos from YouTube channels you follow.
5.4k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 17 Dec 2025
GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM
Command-line tool to install, update and monitor over 100 dedicated game servers on Linux.
Hosting and deploy, Monitoring, Engineering, Gaming, Self hosters, Community building
4.9k starsMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026
akhilrex/podgrab
Self-hosted podcast downloader and archiver with a built-in player.
2k starsGPL-3.0Updated 16 Jul 2026
SamTV12345/PodFetch
Self-hosted podcast manager that downloads episodes and syncs listening progress.
520 starsApache-2.0Updated 1 Nov 2026