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Backy is a tool for automating data backup and remote command execution. It can work over SSH, and provides completion and failure notifications, error reporting, and more.

Why the name Backy? Because I wanted an app for backups.

{{% notice tip %}} Feel free to open a PR, raise an issue(s), or request new feature(s). {{% /notice %}}

Features

• Allows easy configuration of executable commands

• Allows for commands to be run on many hosts over SSH

• Commands can be grouped in list to run in specific order

• Notifications on completion and failure

• Run in cron mode

• For any command, especially backup commands