duply ☆

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Description:
Frontend to the duplicity backup system

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.5.6@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: backup duplicity encryption cli automation

Install: brew install duply

About:
Duply is a command-line frontend that simplifies the management of duplicity backups. It abstracts complex duplicity commands into a more user-friendly configuration and script structure. This tool is ideal for users who need robust, encrypted, and incremental backups without the verbosity of raw duplicity commands.

Key Features:

Simplifies duplicity command syntax
Manages backup profiles and configurations
Supports pre and post backup scripts
Handles encryption and signing automatically

Use Cases:

Automating encrypted server backups to cloud storage
Simplifying local or remote backup management for sysadmins
Creating incremental backups with retention policies

Alternatives:

duplicity – Duply is a wrapper for duplicity, offering easier configuration and automation.
restic – A modern alternative that features native deduplication and easier snapshot management.
borg – Focuses on deduplication and encryption, often considered faster for local backups.

License: GPL-2.0-only

Dependencies: duplicity

Bottles available for: all

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 1, 2025 10:54pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	353e1949
Sep 12, 2024 8:19am		0	VERSION_BUMP	e3c8a530