Drop Python 2 support With this major release, we are officially dropping support for Python2. We have kept it long enough and similar to rdiff-backup we need to move forward. Removing all the Python2 code should speed up our development and reduce the maintenance time. If you still want to insta...
Read moreGet started backing up your data with Rdiffweb, an interface for the newly updated rdiff-backup. The Rdiffweb app offers a simplified web interface for easy management of rdiff-backup, software that offers robust automatic backups from one Linux computer (client) to another Linux computer (server...
Read moreIn March 2020, rdiff-backup advanced to version 2, 11 years after the last major release. The deprecation of Python 2 at the beginning of 2020 was the impetus for this update, but it gave the development team the opportunity to incorporate other features and benefits. For about two decades, rdiff...
Read moreHow do I set up ZFS for rdiff-backup? ZFS is a relatively new file system available for the Linux platform. Its popularity is gaining speed thanks to its great management flexibility and its resilience. To learn more about the benefits of ZFS, check out our previous article. Further to our articl...
Read moreRdiffweb Release v1.5.0 This new release of rdiffweb introduces minor modifications to the web interface to improve the general usability of the application. This release officially supports Debian Bullseye with Python 3.8. To begin, we have changed the date format in various views to the followi...
Read moreIn the past year, Linux has welcomed a newcomer to the file system area. With ext4 still being the de facto choice for desktops and most server installations, and with Btrfs failing to deliver the promise of a next generation file system, ZFS is delivering this long-awaited feature. ZFS is not a ...
Read moreMigration to gitlab.com is completed ! Last week, we have officially completed the migration of our 20 projects to gitlab.com. We are using Gitlab for a couple of years already, but at that time gitlab.com was not a viable option. Fortunately, Gitlab.com has changed its service offering over the ...
Read moreThanks to our sponsor, this release introduces a feature to have better control over the users' permission by defining 3 different levels of acess: Admin, Maintainer and User. This addition allows you to have better control on what your users can or can't do with their backup repositories. Fix si...
Read moreI am pleased to announce the new release of rdiffweb made available on April 23, 2020. Release v1.3.2 This minor releases fixes issues found while testing release 1.3.0. Fix lookup of executable rdiff-backup and rdiffweb-restore to search in current virtualenv. Fix repository view when multiple r...
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