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Backups

The tools behind infrastructure recovery specifically — see Framework → Security → Backups for why that's a distinct layer from a single project's own backup. Project-level backup isn't a separate tool to evaluate here: it's Coolify's own built-in feature, plus whatever each app brings natively, evaluated on that app's own page instead.

AppLicenseFOSS problemsSSOUsersTested
BackrestSelf-hosted web UI over restic, handling off-site encrypted backups with built-in scheduling and retention.MITPermissive license. Preserve the copyright notice. Applies only to the covered code — your surrounding project can stay under any license.—❌Unlimited❌
OpenStack Snapshot SchedulerIn-house container bundling the OpenStack CLI and cron to schedule Cinder volume snapshots — no turnkey tool does this the way Backrest bundles restic.Custom (in-house)——Unlimited❌
BorgBackupDeduplicating, encrypting backup tool — the CLI engine underneath many backup workflows, including tools like Backrest's restic-based one.BSD-3-ClausePermissive license. Preserve the copyright notice and disclaimer; contributors' names can't be used to endorse derived products without permission.—❌Unlimited❌