BmuS

BmuS is a powerful free backup program for the automated backup of files, directories, and MySQL databases from a Linux / Raspberry Pi system to a NAS or network drive. You can also sync two NAS (i.e. Synology to Synology or Synology to UGREEN etc. and vice versa).

BmuS can be installed directly on the source system or via a Docker repository, which is also available. With Docker, you can easily use BmuS on different operating systems, such as a Mac or Windows.

BmuS features encryption, deduplication, Cloud Backups and much more.

One of the key features that has received special attention (or is it called “Love”?) is the dashboard, which is probably the most unique feature of BmuS. See here for a live example of the pro dashboard: https://www.back-me-up-scotty.com/dashboards/bmus_dashboard.html

Key functions:

🔄 Rsync-based: Efficient transfer, only changed files are copied.

🔗 Deduplication: Uses hardlinks to save storage space. You have access to full snapshots at any time without using up storage space for unchanged files.

🔗 Automatic verification of data integrity

🔐 Encryption:

File system encryption with gocryptfs (filenames & contents encrypted). GPG encryption for SQL database dumps. Restore: Built-in restore mode for individual files or entire backups (including from encrypted sources). Layer 1: gocryptfs for file system encryption Layer 2: GPG for additional archive encryption Layer 3: SMB3 encryption for network transmission

📊 Dashboard & Reporting:

In the Pro version, BmuS generates an HTML5 dashboard with charts (Chart.js) for analyzing memory usage, trends and errors. 10+ visualization types Email notification with log file and dashboard attached.

🌥? Cloud Services & Protocols

Amazon Drive, Backblaze B2, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive & many more

📜 Backup History

CSV-based long-term history (365+ days) Automatic rotation of old entries Trend analysis with 7-day average Success rate tracking over months/years

🛠 Databases

Automatic dump of MySQL/MariaDB databases. Single transaction dumps (InnoDB optimized) Automatic fallback for MyISAM Multi-database support (array-based) Optional GPG encryption of SQL dumps

🛡Resilience

Automatic network resets in case of freeze or connection problems. Batch processing to conserve memory (RAM). Dry-Run mode for safe testing. Adjustable pauses for system stabilization

? Intelligent structure recognition

Flat structures (Flat) Date folders (YYYY-MM-DD) Nested deduplication structures Mixed structures

🎯 Specialization in resource-constrained systems

Intelligent RAM-Management Auto-Reset network interface Freeze-Protection

🌍 Multilingual

6 languages available Your own language files can be added easily