SafeArchive: Securely backup and manage your files locally with NAS support.

• Backup to local drives or via SFTP (using SSH, NAS friendly)
• Supported compression: DEFLATED, STORED, LZMA, BZIP2 (Levels 1-9) and ZIP64 (>4GB)
• Backup encryption and built-in restoration
• Automated backup expiry management
• Multi-threaded process
• Command line interface support
• Automatic backups in the background (beta)

Supported platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS

git clone https://github.com/KafetzisThomas/SafeArchive.git
cd path/to/root/directory && pip install uv

# Run GUI
uv run main.py

# Run CLI
uv run main.py --nogui

You can create a standalone executable using pyinstaller:

pyinstaller main.spec

1. Enable the SFTP switch within the application settings or set the "sftp" value to true in settings.json.

2. Configure your credentials (hostname, username, password) directly in settings.json.

• Simplicity: Keep changes focused and easy to review.
• Libraries: Avoid adding non-standard libraries unless discussed via an issue.
• Testing: Ensure code runs error-free, passes all tests, and meets coding standards.

• Report bugs via GitHub Issues.
• Submit pull requests via GitHub Pull Requests.

Made with contrib.rocks.

Thank you for supporting SafeArchive!