bareos-client ☆

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Description:
Client for Bareos (Backup Archiving REcovery Open Sourced)

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 25.0.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @BareosBackup | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: backup bareos data-protection disaster-recovery enterprise

Install: brew install bareos-client

About:
Bareos-client is the backup daemon component for the Bareos (Backup Archiving Recovery Open Sourced) system. It runs on client machines to efficiently backup files, databases, and system states to a central backup server. It supports incremental backups, encryption, and compression, ensuring secure and efficient data protection.

Key Features:

Client-side incremental backups with deduplication
Strong encryption and compression support
Centralized management via Bareos Director
Support for Linux, Unix, and Windows clients

Use Cases:

Enterprise-grade server backups for Linux/Unix systems
Secure off-site data replication and disaster recovery

Alternatives:

bacula – Bareos is a community fork of Bacula with more frequent updates and open governance
restic – Restic is simpler and agentless but lacks Bareos' centralized enterprise management features
borgbackup – Borg offers excellent deduplication but is primarily focused on local/archival storage rather than client-server architecture

License: AGPL-3.0-only

Dependencies: jansson, lzo, openssl@3, readline, xxhash, acl

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Change	Commit
Dec 4, 2025 2:16pm	VERSION_BUMP	7df0dae3
Oct 30, 2025 4:54pm	VERSION_BUMP	b8e4f6c8
Sep 14, 2025 3:31pm	VERSION_BUMP	99e8dfab
Nov 13, 2024 9:11pm	VERSION_BUMP	2c41d805
Nov 13, 2024 6:25pm	VERSION_BUMP	3956dde7
Jan 17, 2024 5:46pm	VERSION_BUMP	fed082b2
Dec 18, 2023 7:53pm	VERSION_BUMP	ccaca93b
Dec 17, 2023 12:31am	VERSION_BUMP	c749e858
Feb 7, 2023 3:20pm	VERSION_BUMP	799d1903
Feb 7, 2023 3:20pm	VERSION_BUMP	74449dff