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Bacula Community

Bacula Community · Vuiteboeuf, Switzerland · founded 2000

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Bacula Community Edition

Free

Open source backup, recovery, and verification software · no paid Community plan price stated

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Architecture
It is a network client/server backup program with Director, Console, File, Storage, and Monitor services.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Backup scope
filebacula.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Backup types
The Community Edition lists incremental, differential, and synthetic backups among its features.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Catalog databases
The current implementation described on the product page supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite for the catalog.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Community support
Community support is provided by volunteers through a mailing list, and users must subscribe before sending email to the list.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Company support
The site directs users who need professional support to Bacula Systems.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Computer backup
Yesbacula.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Integrations
The Community Edition lists Kubernetes, Docker, and Microsoft Exchange Server plugins, plus cloud storage support.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Intended users
The project says Bacula may suit administrators seeking a network solution, more flexibility, or catalog services, and cautions that setup is more difficult than tar or dump for newcomers to Unix or sophisticated backup packages.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Limitation
Bacula describes itself as a backup, restore, and verification program, not a complete disaster recovery system by itself.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Maker location
The Bacula Community site lists its address as Chemin de la Gare 4, 1445 Vuiteboeuf, Switzerland.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Purpose
Bacula manages backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across networks, and can also run on a single computer.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Restore modes
mixedbacula.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Scalability
Bacula says its modular design scales from a single computer to systems with hundreds of computers across a large network.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Security
The Community Edition lists automatic communications encryption using TLS and external LDAP console authentication.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Server backup
Yesbacula.org · read 20 Sep 2026
Storage
Bacula can back up to media including tape and disk.bacula.org · read 9 Oct 2026

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