Backup & Recovery
Open Source Software

Since 2012, Bareos has provided open-source backup and recovery software for Linux, Windows and mixed enterprise environments. Back up physical systems, virtual machines, databases and applications to disk, tape or S3-compatible object storage.

Security and
Compliance

Bareos supports encrypted communication, role-based access control, defined retention periods and secure storage workflows. Tape, WORM media and separated backup storage can also support ransomware-resilient strategies and compliance-related requirements such as GDPR, NIS2 and DORA.

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Efficiency and
Scalability

Bareos supports full, differential, incremental and Always Incremental backup strategies across disk, tape and S3-compatible object storage. Centralized management, automation and flexible scheduling help reduce manual work and support growing backup environments.

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Our
Services

Bareos provides Subscriptions, technical support, consulting, training and sponsored development for professional backup environments. Our team can assist with planning, migration, implementation, configuration reviews, troubleshooting and performance optimization.

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Trusted by organizations worldwide

Bareos is used by universities, public institutions, service providers and enterprises with demanding backup and recovery requirements.

Bareos is open-source backup and recovery software licensed under AGPLv3. Organizations can inspect the source code, adapt the software to their requirements, develop integrations and operate Bareos without being tied to a proprietary backup format.
Its open architecture supports automation, plugins and integration with existing IT environments. Professional subscriptions and support are available for organizations that need maintained packages and technical assistance.

Bareos protects data across disk, tape and S3-compatible object storage. Communication between Bareos components can be encrypted, while access can be controlled through authentication and role-based permissions.
Bareos also supports client-side data encryption, defined retention policies, WORM media and offline tape storage as part of a secure and ransomware-resilient backup strategy.

Open source backup software

Bareos combines open-source backup software with professional services for production environments.
Organizations can choose subscriptions, technical support, consulting, training and sponsored development. The Bareos team and its partner network can assist with backup planning, migration, implementation, configuration reviews, troubleshooting and performance optimization.

Bareos provides centralized backup and recovery for Linux, Windows, macOS and FreeBSD systems.
The same platform can protect physical servers, virtual machines, databases and application data across mixed IT environments. Bareos also provides packages for supported ARM64 systems, depending on the operating system and Bareos version.

backup for windows, linux, macos
backup compliance gdpr

Bareos is certified for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and listed in the SUSE Partner Software Catalog. Bareos also provides packages and support options for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and other widely used enterprise Linux distributions.
These integrations help organizations use Bareos as a centralized Linux backup solution within existing enterprise infrastructure.

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Bareos 25.0.4 is now available!

This Bareos 25.0.4 maintenance release brings new platform support, WebUI performance improvements and several fixes for production backup environments. We…

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