🌀 AeonSync: Powerful Remote Backup Tool

AeonSync is a powerful and flexible remote backup tool designed for developers and system administrators. It combines the efficiency of rsync with a user-friendly command-line interface, providing a robust solution for managing backups across systems.

Key Features

• 🔄 Incremental Backups: Utilizes rsync's --link-dest for efficient storage management
• 🔐 Secure Remote Syncing: Implements SSH for secure data transfer
• ⏱️ Customizable Retention Policies: Automatically cleans up old backups based on user-defined rules
• 🧪 Dry-run Mode: Test backups without making changes to ensure configuration accuracy
• 📊 Detailed Metadata Tracking: Maintains comprehensive metadata for each backup operation
• 🖥️ User-friendly CLI: Powered by Typer for an intuitive command-line interface
• 🎨 Rich Console Output: Enhances readability with colorized and formatted output
• 🔍 Verbose Mode: Provides detailed transfer logs for in-depth analysis
• 🗂️ Multiple Source Support: Backup multiple directories in a single operation
• 🔁 Latest Backup Symlink: Automatically creates a symlink to the most recent backup
• 🕰️ Version Selection: Choose specific versions of files for restoration
• 👀 File Preview: View file contents before restoration
• 📊 Diff Display: Compare different versions of files
• 🔄 Interactive Restore: User-friendly guided process for file recovery
• 📜 Comprehensive Backup Listing: Detailed information about all available backups
• ⚙️ Flexible Configuration: Easily customizable through command-line options or configuration file

Getting Started

Installation

AeonSync can be easily installed using pip:

1pip install aeonsync

Basic Usage

To create a backup:

1aeon sync --remote user@host:/path/to/backups

To restore a file:

1aeon restore [OPTIONS] FILE [DATE]

To list available backups:

1aeon list-backups

Why AeonSync?

AeonSync stands out from other backup solutions due to its combination of powerful features and ease of use. It's designed to be flexible enough for complex backup scenarios while remaining approachable for users who prefer a straightforward command-line tool.

Whether you're a developer backing up project files, a system administrator managing server backups, or an individual protecting personal data, AeonSync provides the tools you need to ensure your data is safely and efficiently backed up.

Open Source

AeonSync is open-source software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Contributions from the community are welcome! Check out the GitHub repository to get involved or report issues.

Future Development

The AeonSync project is actively maintained and developed. Future plans include:

• GUI interface for those who prefer graphical tools
• Integration with cloud storage providers for off-site backups
• Enhanced reporting and analytics features
• Support for backup encryption

Stay tuned for updates and new features!