BackupSheep

backupsheep.com · checked 11 Oct 2026

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How it plugs in

—Public API

NoOpen source

YesFree tier

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BackupSheep is an open-source control plane for backing up websites, databases, servers, volumes, and cloud infrastructure.

Pricing

Self-hostedGNU GPLv3 · beta · self-hostedFree

As backupsheep.com lists them, checked 11 Oct 2026.

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iOS
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Facts

Website: backupsheep.com
Price: Free tier
Free trial: Not stated
Applications: It supports WordPress and Basecamp, with Basecamp connecting through 37signals OAuth.
Backup methods: It uses incremental file archives, native database dumps, and provider-native snapshots, depending on the source.
Backup scope: mixed
Cloud providers: The site lists AWS, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr, UpCloud, Oracle, Google Cloud, and OVH for provider-native snapshots.
Database support: It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB backups using native clients, with direct or SSH-tunnelled connections.
File backups: After the initial mirror, only new and changed files are transferred, and each run creates a standalone zip archive.
Operations: It supports scheduled runs, retention, email, Slack, and Telegram notifications, team permissions, activity history, and REST API automation.
Requirements: The installation page recommends a fresh Ubuntu 22.04+ or Debian 12+ server and a Docker Compose deployment.
Restore modes: mixed
Restore workflows: Files and databases can be restored from the console; cloud servers and volumes use the provider’s native recovery workflow.
Security: The product page says secrets are encrypted at rest and redacted from backup and restore logs; Amazon S3 destinations can use Object Lock retention.
Security policy: The project security policy says security fixes target the latest main branch and operators are responsible for hardening self-hosted deployments.

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