casync

File synchronization and backup system

casync is a content-addressable data synchronizer that can be used as the basis of a backup system. It is:

A combination of the rsync algorithm and content-addressable storage;
An efficient way to store and retrieve multiple related versions of large file systems or directory trees;
An efficient way to deliver and update OS, VM, IoT and container images over the Internet in an HTTP and CDN friendly way;
An efficient backup system.

Versions: 2-0.99559cd
Website: https://github.com/systemd/casync/
Licenses: LGPL 2.1+
Package source: gnu/packages/sync.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install the latest version of casync as follows:

guix install casync

Or install a particular version:

guix install casync@2-0.99559cd

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.