A desktop application to back up all your GitHub repositories locally and optionally to cloud storage (AWS S3 / Cloudflare R2).

• One-click GitHub backup — Enter your Personal Access Token and back up all repositories with full code and branches
• Smart incremental updates — First run clones everything; subsequent runs only fetch changes
• Flexible repo selection — Filter by owned, organization, starred, forked, or collaborator repositories
• Cloud storage support — Upload compressed .tar.gz archives to AWS S3 or Cloudflare R2
• Scheduled backups — Set daily, weekly, or monthly automatic backups with system tray support
• Rate limit aware — Handles GitHub API pagination and rate limits for accounts with 200-300+ repos
• Concurrent processing — Configurable parallelism (1-10 repos at a time) for faster backups
• Real-time progress — Detailed per-repo status tracking with live log viewer
• Secure — Token stored encrypted locally, cleaned from git remote URLs after operations

Configure your GitHub token, backup folder, and optional cloud storage with a guided setup flow.

Browse and select repositories with filters for owned, org, starred, forked, and collaborator repos.

Monitor real-time progress with per-repo status, progress bars, and a detailed log viewer.

Download the latest version for your platform from the Releases page.

Prerequisite: Git must be installed on your system. GitBackup uses it to clone and update repositories.

You'll need a Personal Access Token to connect your account:

1. Go to github.com/settings/tokens
2. Click Personal access tokens → Tokens (classic)
3. Click Generate new token (classic)
4. Select scopes: repo (full access) and read:org (for org repos)
5. Click Generate token and paste it into the app

Fine-grained tokens also work — grant Repository access → All repositories.

• Node.js 18+
• Git installed and available in PATH

git clone https://github.com/hiteshchoudhary/gitbackup.git
cd gitbackup
npm install

npm run dev

This starts the Vite dev server with hot reload and launches the Electron app.

# Build for current platform
npm run package

# Platform-specific builds
npm run package:mac
npm run package:win
npm run package:linux

Packaged apps are output to the release/ directory.

1. Authenticate — Paste your GitHub PAT. The app validates it and fetches your account info.
2. Select repos — Choose filters (owned, org, starred, etc.) and fetch your repository list. Select which repos to back up.
3. Choose backup folder — Pick a local directory. Repos are cloned as owner/repo-name/ with all branches.
4. Configure cloud (optional) — Add AWS S3 or Cloudflare R2 credentials. Each repo is archived as an individual .tar.gz and uploaded.
5. Run backup — Click Start. The app clones new repos and fetches updates for existing ones, compresses archives, and uploads to cloud — all with configurable concurrency.
6. Schedule (optional) — Set up daily/weekly/monthly automatic backups. The app runs in the system tray.

gitbackup/
├── electron/                    # Main process (Node.js)
│   ├── main.ts                  # App window, tray, lifecycle
│   ├── preload.ts               # Secure IPC bridge
│   ├── tray.ts                  # System tray
│   ├── ipc/                     # IPC handlers
│   ├── services/
│   │   ├── github.service.ts    # GitHub API (Octokit)
│   │   ├── git.service.ts       # Clone & update repos
│   │   ├── compress.service.ts  # tar.gz archiving
│   │   ├── cloud.service.ts     # S3/R2 uploads
│   │   ├── backup-orchestrator.ts  # Core backup pipeline
│   │   └── scheduler.service.ts    # Cron scheduling
│   └── store/store.ts           # Encrypted settings
├── src/                         # Renderer process (React)
│   ├── pages/                   # Setup, Repos, Backup, Settings
│   ├── components/              # UI components
│   └── hooks/                   # IPC & state hooks
└── resources/                   # App icons

All settings are persisted locally in encrypted storage. No data is sent to any third-party service other than GitHub API and your configured cloud storage.

MIT

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