Plakar v1.0.4

Getting Started

This section provides a quick overview to help you get started with Plakar. Whether you’re new to backup solutions or just new to Plakar, these resources will guide you through the initial setup and basic operations.

Quickstart

Get started with plakar: installation, creating your first backup, verifying, restoring, and using the UI. This guide helps you quickly set up plakar and perform essential backup operations.

Guides

This page gathers a collection of practical guides to help you use Plakar effectively. Each guide focuses on a specific topic, from basic setup to advanced configurations, so you can quickly find the instructions you need.

Scheduling Tasks

Learn how to configure and run the Plakar scheduler to automate backups.

Importing Configurations

Learn how to import configurations for stores, sources, and destinations in Plakar using the import command.

Integrations

Discover how to extend Plakar with integrations. This section covers supported integrations, configuration, and usage examples.

Explanations

This section provides background and context to help you understand how Plakar works and why certain design choices exist. These pages focus on concepts, trade‑offs, and best practices rather than step‑by‑step instructions.

If you’re looking for practical instructions, see the Guides section.

How Plakar Works

Understand the core architecture and data processing pipeline behind Plakar, including Kloset stores, chunking, deduplication, compression, encryption, and snapshot management.

Should you push or pull backups?

Understand the difference between push and pull backup models, and how Plakar supports both.

References

Reference docs for Plakar

Community

How to engage with the Plakar community: where to talk, collaborate, follow updates, and read the rules.

Found a bug or mistake in the documentation? Create an issue on GitHub

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