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Vykar is a New Open Source Backup Tool That's Faster Than Borg, Restic, and Kopia
BorgBase team developed a new open-source backup client called Vykar, written in Rust, which offers faster performance compared to other backup solutions like Borg, Restic, and Kopia. It includes features like deduplication, compression, encryption, and a desktop GUI.
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Launching V'Ger - a new Rust-based backup client from BorgBase
BorgBase launched V'Ger, a new Rust-based backup client that combines the best features of Borg, Borgmatic, Restic, and Rustic into a single tool. V'Ger offers approximately 2x the speed of Restic, supports multiple backends (local, S3, SFTP), includes built-in scheduling and retention, and features a simple desktop GUI. The announcement was made on LowEndTalk, where BorgBase originally launched as a beta nearly 10 years prior.
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