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ng_backup

Encrypted, incremental backups of your whole Nextcloud (files, database, config) to S3, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and more, with restore from the web interface.

  • Completely free
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

ng_backup is a backup program. Other documented uses: app installation.

Features described in its GitHub repository: incremental backups and deduplication, web interface.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Encrypted, incremental backups of your whole Nextcloud (files, database, config) to S3, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and more, with restore from the web interface.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Encrypted, incremental backups of your whole Nextcloud (files, database, config) to S3, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and more, with restore from the web interface.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Encrypted, incremental backups of your whole Nextcloud (files, database, config) to S3, SFTP, WebDAV, SMB and more, with restore from the web interface.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “The Nextcloud App Store - Upload your apps and install new apps onto your Nextcloud” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of ng_backup is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (AGPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub dillardblom/ng_backup (AGPL-3.0-only)

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