Section 5.7. The Future of BackupPC

5.7. The Future of BackupPC

Features are steadily being added to BackupPC. Recent additions include a full CGI-based configuration editor and improved internationalization support. Currently, the big development activity is around BackupPCd, a side project being worked on in tandem with the work being done on the main server. BackupPCd is a client for the BackupPC server that will handle all the issues involved in dealing with the client. It will also implement its own transport protocol with the server. This protocol is being based on the rsync protocol, ensuring a reliable and efficient transport. While BackupPC will continue to support the existing transport mechanisms such as SMB, tar over ssh, and rsync, using BackupPCd will allow ACLs and other file metadata to be backed up, avoiding the need to install cygwin on Windows machines for rsync, allowing a uniform backup protocol across different client operating systems, and providing better performance.

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