Zerobyte
Web UI for automated restic backups across multiple storage backends
Zerobyte is a backup automation service for self-hosters that schedules, manages, and monitors encrypted backups through a modern web interface. It orchestrates backups using restic and supports backing up from local folders or remote network shares into a variety of repository backends.
Key Features
- Automated, encrypted, deduplicated backups powered by restic
- Web interface to create volumes, repositories, and scheduled backup jobs
- Flexible scheduling and retention policies for backup rotation
- Restore workflow to browse snapshots and restore selected data
- Multiple source protocols, including local directories, NFS, SMB, WebDAV, and SFTP
- Multiple repository backends, including local storage, S3-compatible, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob, and rclone remotes
- Secret reference support (environment variables or Docker secrets) to avoid storing sensitive values in the database
Use Cases
- Protect homelab or self-hosted application data with scheduled, encrypted backups
- Back up NAS/network shares to offsite object storage (S3-compatible) with retention rules
- Centralize monitoring and management of multiple restic backup jobs via a single UI
Limitations and Considerations
- Currently in 0.x releases and may introduce breaking changes between versions
- Remote share mounting features may require elevated container capabilities and FUSE device access
Zerobyte is a practical way to run restic-based backups with a friendlier operational workflow and broader backend support. It fits well for users who want scheduled, policy-driven backups and a UI for monitoring and restores without building custom scripts.
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