vorta/README.md

# Vorta Backup Client <img alt="Logo" src="https://files.qmax.us/vorta/vorta-512px.png" align="right" height="50">

Vorta is a backup client for macOS and Linux desktops. It integrates the mighty [BorgBackup](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io) with your desktop environment to protect your data from disk failure, ransomware and theft.

![](https://files.qmax.us/vorta/screencast-8-small.gif)

## Why is this great? 🤩

- **Encrypted, deduplicated and compressed backups** using [Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io) as backend.
- **No vendor lock-in** – back up to local drives, your own server or [BorgBase](https://www.borgbase.com), a hosting service for Borg backups.
- **Open source** – free to use, modify, improve and audit.
- **Flexible profiles** to group source folders, backup destinations and schedules.
- **One place** to view all point-in-time archives and restore individual files.

Learn more on [Vorta's website](https://vorta.borgbase.com).

## Installation
Vorta should work on all platforms that support Qt and Borg. This includes macOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and many others. Windows is currently not supported by Borg, but this may change in the future.

See our website for [download links and and install instructions](https://vorta.borgbase.com/install).

## Connect and Contribute
- To discuss everything around using, improving, packaging and translating Vorta, join the [discussion on Github](https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/discussions).
- Report bugs by opening a new [Github issue](https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/issues/new/choose).
- Want to contribute to Vorta? Great! See our [contributor guide](https://vorta.borgbase.com/contributing/) on how to help out with coding, translation and packaging.

## License and Credits
- See [CONTRIBUTORS.md](CONTRIBUTORS.md) to see who programmed and translated Vorta.
- Licensed under [GPLv3](LICENSE.txt). © 2018-2020 Manuel Riel and Vorta contributors
- Based on [PyQt](https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro) and [Qt](https://www.qt.io).
- Icons by [FontAwesome](https://fontawesome.com)
-												V0.6.2 – Restructure README (#97)

* Dont open main window on startup unless --foreground is given. Fixes #91
* Clean up README. #93
* Make sentry reporting a setting.

											
										
										
											2018-12-18 11:23:34 +00:00
+								# Vorta Backup Client <img alt="Logo" src="https://files.qmax.us/vorta/vorta-512px.png" align="right" height="50">
-												Basic working version.

											
										
										
											2018-10-26 11:24:13 +00:00
-												V0.6.2 – Restructure README (#97)

* Dont open main window on startup unless --foreground is given. Fixes #91
* Clean up README. #93
* Make sentry reporting a setting.

											
										
										
											2018-12-18 11:23:34 +00:00
+								Vorta is a backup client for macOS and Linux desktops. It integrates the mighty [BorgBackup](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io) with your desktop environment to protect your data from disk failure, ransomware and theft.
-												Add version number.

											
										
										
											2018-10-27 12:04:55 +00:00
-												Minor: fix macOS build (#1284)


											
										
										
											2022-05-06 12:29:17 +00:00
+								![](https://files.qmax.us/vorta/screencast-8-small.gif)
-												Basic working version.

											
										
										
											2018-10-26 11:24:13 +00:00
-												V0.6.2 – Restructure README (#97)

* Dont open main window on startup unless --foreground is given. Fixes #91
* Clean up README. #93
* Make sentry reporting a setting.

											
										
										
											2018-12-18 11:23:34 +00:00
+								## Why is this great? 🤩
-												Finish packaging.

											
										
										
											2018-10-26 16:01:59 +00:00
-												V0.6.2 – Restructure README (#97)

* Dont open main window on startup unless --foreground is given. Fixes #91
* Clean up README. #93
* Make sentry reporting a setting.

											
										
										
											2018-12-18 11:23:34 +00:00
+								- **Encrypted, deduplicated and compressed backups** using [Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io) as backend.
 								- **No vendor lock-in** – back up to local drives, your own server or [BorgBase](https://www.borgbase.com), a hosting service for Borg backups.
 								- **Open source** – free to use, modify, improve and audit.
 								- **Flexible profiles** to group source folders, backup destinations and schedules.
 								- **One place** to view all point-in-time archives and restore individual files.
-												Attempt to fix unresponsive parent process on macOS.

											
										
										
											2018-11-05 15:07:42 +00:00
-												Remove redundant docs from repo and link to new website. (#334)

* Remove redundant docs from repo and link to new website.
* Reduce Matrix advertising a bit.
* Remove first website link.

											
										
										
											2019-07-25 04:16:44 +00:00
+								Learn more on [Vorta's website](https://vorta.borgbase.com).
-												Subclass QApplication.

											
										
										
											2018-10-31 11:14:12 +00:00
-												V0.6.2 – Restructure README (#97)

* Dont open main window on startup unless --foreground is given. Fixes #91
* Clean up README. #93
* Make sentry reporting a setting.

											
										
										
											2018-12-18 11:23:34 +00:00
+								## Installation
 								Vorta should work on all platforms that support Qt and Borg. This includes macOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and many others. Windows is currently not supported by Borg, but this may change in the future.
-												Finish packaging.

											
										
										
											2018-10-26 16:01:59 +00:00
-												Add link to new discussion area
											
										
										
											2021-02-15 15:44:32 +00:00
+								See our website for [download links and and install instructions](https://vorta.borgbase.com/install).
-												Working version with snapshots and ssh creation.

											
										
										
											2018-10-27 10:12:30 +00:00
-												Add link to new discussion area
											
										
										
											2021-02-15 15:44:32 +00:00
+								## Connect and Contribute
 								- To discuss everything around using, improving, packaging and translating Vorta, join the [discussion on Github](https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/discussions).
 								- Report bugs by opening a new [Github issue](https://github.com/borgbase/vorta/issues/new/choose).
-												Remove redundant docs from repo and link to new website. (#334)

* Remove redundant docs from repo and link to new website.
* Reduce Matrix advertising a bit.
* Remove first website link.

											
										
										
											2019-07-25 04:16:44 +00:00
+								- Want to contribute to Vorta? Great! See our [contributor guide](https://vorta.borgbase.com/contributing/) on how to help out with coding, translation and packaging.
-												Adding options to get in touch (#325)



											
										
										
											2019-07-20 16:30:19 +00:00
-												Finish packaging.

											
										
										
											2018-10-26 16:01:59 +00:00
+								## License and Credits
-												Add CONTRIBUTORS file and copyright note. Fixes #403 (#404)

* Add CONTRIBUTORS file and copyright note. Fixes #403
* Add credits for Czech and Finnish translators.
* Minor Travis fix
											
										
										
											2020-02-27 12:54:44 +00:00
+								- See [CONTRIBUTORS.md](CONTRIBUTORS.md) to see who programmed and translated Vorta.
 								- Licensed under [GPLv3](LICENSE.txt). © 2018-2020 Manuel Riel and Vorta contributors
-												Add test for scheduler tab.

											
										
										
											2018-11-01 06:01:44 +00:00
+								- Based on [PyQt](https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro) and [Qt](https://www.qt.io).
-												Add menu icon.

											
										
										
											2018-10-27 17:40:08 +00:00
+								- Icons by [FontAwesome](https://fontawesome.com)