Re: PodHeitor SFTP Backup Plugin for Bacula

Amazing 🎉

Thanks for sharing Heitor

Davide

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 14:43 Heitor Faria <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I just developed a Bacula SFTP/SSH plugin. Send me a DM if you're
> interested.
> ------------------------------
>
> *Agentless SFTP/SSH backup for Bacula Community Edition — zero deployment
> on remote hosts*
>
> Back up files from any server, NAS, switch, router, or cloud service
> accessible via SFTP/SSH.
> No Bacula agent required on the remote side.
> ------------------------------
>
> *Why SFTP instead of mountpoints*
>
> • No stale mounts — each backup opens a fresh connection
> • No kernel dependencies — runs fully in userspace (Paramiko)
> • No credentials in /etc/fstab — stored securely in Bacula config
> • No full filesystem exposure — access limited to defined paths
> • Simple firewalling — single TCP port (22)
> • No hanging processes — per-operation timeouts
> • Works with network devices — switches, routers, firewalls
> • Native for cloud SFTP — no mount layer needed
> ------------------------------
>
> *Features*
>
> • Agentless — SFTP/SSH only, nothing installed on remote hosts
> • Full / Incremental / Differential backups via mtime
> • Include/Exclude filters — glob patterns (*.pdf, *.tmp)
> • Metadata preserved — permissions, UID/GID, timestamps, symlinks
> • Authentication — SSH key (Ed25519, RSA, ECDSA), agent, or password
> • Host key verification — MITM protection via known_hosts
> • File listing — estimate, catalog queries, restore tree browsing
> • Multiple sources — multiple SFTP endpoints in a single FileSet
> • Compression & encryption — LZ4/GZIP + AES (native Bacula)
> • Metaplugin architecture — aligned with Bacula ecosystem
> --
> Atenciosamente,
>
> Heitor faria
> https://www.youtube.com/@podheitor <http://www.bacula.com.br>
> Tel.: +1 7867261749 | +55 61 982684220
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