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This documentationm is written in :term:`reStructuredText` and formatted with :term:`Sphinx`. This documentationm is written in :term:`reStructuredText` and formatted with :term:`Sphinx`.
What is Proxmox Backup What is Proxmox Backup
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Proxmox Backup is an enterprise class client-server backup software, Proxmox Backup is an enterprise class client-server backup software,
specially optimized for `Proxmox Virtual Environment`_ to backup specially optimized for `Proxmox Virtual Environment`_ to backup
:term:`virtual machine`\ s and :term:`container`\ s. :term:`virtual machine`\ s and :term:`container`\ s. It is also
possible to backup physical hosts.
It supports deduplication, compression and authenticated encryption
(AE_). Using RUST_ as implementation language guarantees high
performance, low resource usage, and a safe, high quality code base.
Encryption is done at the client side. This makes backups to not fully
trusted targets possible.
Architecture Architecture
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Proxmox Backup uses a `Client-server model`_. The server is Proxmox Backup uses a `Client-server model`_. The server is
responsible to store the backup data, and provides an API to create responsible to store the backup data, and provides an API to create
backups and restore data. It is also possible to manage disks and backups and restore data. It is also possible to manage disks and
other resources using this API. other server side resources using this API.
A backup client uses this API to access the backed up data, A backup client uses this API to access the backed up data,
i.e. ``proxmox-backup-client`` is a command line tool to create i.e. ``proxmox-backup-client`` is a command line tool to create
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:GUI: We provide a graphical, web based user interface. :GUI: We provide a graphical, web based user interface.
:Deduplication: Inkremental backup produces large amounts of duplicate :Deduplication: Incremental backup produces large amounts of duplicate
data. The deduplication layer removes that redundancy and makes data. The deduplication layer removes that redundancy and makes
inkremental backup small and space efficient. inkremental backup small and space efficient.