Plakar is an open-source backup and restore solution designed to simplify data protection for businesses of all sizes. It protects anything—from local files to multi-cloud AI pipelines—while keeping every snapshot lean, encrypted, and instantly recoverable.
After several months of testing Plakar across our infrastructure, I can confidently recommend this open-source backup tool. It efficiently handles everything from local files to multi-cloud AI pipelines while maintaining security and performance. The Kloset engine underneath is the real differentiator. By packaging data with its context and metadata, Plakar extends beyond simple backups to support archiving, compliance logging, and dataset versioning - addressing multiple enterprise needs with a single solution. Cross-compatibility between environments has streamlined our operations, while the browsable UI saves valuable time during file retrieval. The cryptographically audited implementation gives us confidence in deploying it for sensitive data protection. I particularly appreciate the efficient snapshot storage and instant recovery capabilities. For organizations seeking reliable data protection without unnecessary complexity, Plakar delivers. The team behind this project includes former Veepee CTO, OpenBSD developers, and government tech lead - their expertise is evident in the solution's quality, even if they're too humble to mention it themselves.
We are starting to test Plakar at Scaleway for our internal backup.
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Hello everyone!
I’m Julien, co-founder of Plakar. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce Plakar, an open-source backup platform designed to meet the demands of modern workloads.
🔒 Why Plakar?
In an era where AI systems generate and process vast amounts of data, ensuring the integrity and security of that data is paramount. Plakar addresses this by providing:
• Immutable, encrypted backup: Ensuring data remains tamper-proof.
• Efficient storage: Unmatched deduplication and compression rate reduce storage needs.
• Queryable: Inspect backups with application context without full restores.
• Portable: Move backups across environments seamlessly.
💡 Built for Developers
Plakar is designed with developers in mind, offering a CLI-first approach and seamless integration with various storage environments, including cloud-based storage, S3-compatible solutions, local servers, and Kubernetes volumes.
🔗 Get Started
Explore Plakar and see how it can simplify your backup and restore processes:
👉 plakar.io
We’re excited to hear your feedback and answer any questions.
Let’s make data protection effortless together!
Strapi
Awesome to see months of hard work come to fruition with the first stable release of this open-source backup & restore platform, purpose-built for modern AI and cloud-native workloads.
I’m especially excited about Kloset, Plakar’s core engine, which does for data what Docker did for compute — making backups portable, verifiable, and instantly reusable across environments!
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disclaimer: I'm working for Plakar but I also use it for other projects in production
I’ve been using Plakar for a bit now. Before that, I had this whole setup with custom scripts to grab database dumps and sync my S3 buckets from my main provider to an external one. It worked… but it always felt a bit fragile, and I never fully trusted it.
With Plakar, things just work. I can search through my backups, preview files, and see the full history of everything stored in S3.
Backups aren’t something I have to worry about anymore — and that’s such a relief.