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Mondo Rescue
What it is
Mondo Rescue is free, GPL-licensed disaster recovery and system-cloning software for Linux and FreeBSD. It creates backup images for restoring systems or deploying systems with similar configurations, covering both computer and server backup. Documentation lists backup targets including CD, DVD, tape, network locations, and ISO files. Restore modes include fully automated, interactive, comparison, and online options, with NFS mounts and generic USB devices documented as restore media. Mondo uses Mindi to create a bootable recovery environment for accessing images; Mindi Linux can provide an emergency restore CD or floppy set. Supported filesystems and storage include ext2/3, ReiserFS, XFS, JFS, LVM, and software and hardware RAID. The project describes Mondo as distribution-neutral and names distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE, Gentoo, and Slackware. Interfaces can be command-line or semi-graphical with newt. The project is aimed at experienced system administrators who test recovery procedures before production use.
For and against
For
- Free GPL software
- Multiple backup media options
- Automated and interactive restores
- Filesystem and RAID support
- Linux and FreeBSD support
Against
- Aimed at experienced administrators
- Requires bootable recovery media
- Documentation lists no graphical-first workflow
The verdict
Mondo Rescue offers open-source backup imaging and several restore paths across Linux and FreeBSD. Its administrator-focused design and boot-media workflow make it most suitable for users comfortable planning recovery procedures.
Who it suits
It suits experienced system administrators preparing and testing disaster recovery for Linux or FreeBSD systems. Users needing open-format backups and multiple recovery media can consider it.
Plans and prices
Mondo Rescue
Open-source disaster recovery and cloning software · GPL
Read 11 Oct 2026 · mondorescue.org
On the record
- Backup and restore options
- The project’s documentation describes backup image creation and fully automated, interactive, compare-mode, and online restore options.landley.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Backup media
- The project describes backups to tape, CD-R/RW, NFS, and hard disk partitions.mondorescue.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Boot recovery
- MondoRescue uses Mindi to create the bootable recovery environment for accessing recovery images.kernel.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Disaster recovery
- A project developer describes Mondo as aimed at experienced system administrators who test disaster recovery solutions before production use.trac.mondorescue.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution support
- The project paper describes MondoRescue as distribution-neutral and names Mandriva, Fedora, openSUSE, RHEL, CentOS, SLES, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, and Slackware.kernel.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Filesystem support
- The project paper lists ext2/3, ReiserFS, XFS, JFS, LVM, and software and hardware RAID support.kernel.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- A project maintainer comment describes the software as aimed at experienced system administrators who test disaster recovery solutions before production.trac.mondorescue.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The project paper says the interface can be command-line based or a semi-graphical interface based on newt.kernel.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Mondo Rescue is described as free disaster recovery software under the GNU General Public License.en.wikipedia.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Open format
- A project developer says Mondo uses an open format that allows manual operation of the tool.trac.mondorescue.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The listed operating systems are Linux and FreeBSD.en.wikipedia.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Project hosting
- The MondoRescue project is hosted by the HPE Customer Innovation Center on a Mageia system.trac.mondorescue.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mondo Rescue is a disaster recovery solution for backing up and restoring systems.mondorescue.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Recovery media
- Mindi Linux provides a bootable emergency restore CD or floppy set used by Mondo at boot time.help.ubuntu.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Restore from network
- The restore manual documents using an NFS mount as restore media.linux.die.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Restore from USB
- The restore manual documents using a generic USB device as restore media.linux.die.net · read 11 Oct 2026
- Restore modes
- The project paper lists fully automated, interactive, comparison, and online restore options.kernel.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support channel
- A project ticket identifies Bruno Cornec as the owner and lists the project’s Trac ticketing system.trac.mondorescue.org · read 11 Oct 2026
