Can you point me to an Open Source Live Back-up Solution?

I'm looking for an open source back-up solution. I want a simple piece
of software  that does automated back-ups (and maybe supports
replication) for specified files/ folders. I want to back-up to an
online file server. But I don't want a hosted service. I will provide
the server and hence I don't want an ongoing fee. I just want the
software (ideally with source code available). All common file types
to be supported and no size limits on files.

The back-up mechanism could be once per day or it could live (a
background process).

Hint: I like Carbonite. An open source version of this wouold be interesting.

Dear timnmi,


The most powerful open-source backup system is Amanda, but it is
not exactly simple. It only operates through the command line, and on
Windows systems you can only run it on top of Cygwin, which you'll have
to install beforehand.

Amanda: Home
http://www.amanda.org/

Cygwin: Home
http://www.cygwin.com/


BackupPC is somewhat friendlier. It comes with a simple web interface
that lets you administer the backup server from anywhere without logging
in to the server. It can back up Windows clients, but must itself run
on a Unix-like system such as Linus, OS X, or BSD.

BackupPC: Home
http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/

BackupPC: Download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/backuppc/


Bacula is another backup system that requires Unix at the server end
but comes with a Windows client.

Bacula: Home
http://www.bacula.org/

Bacula: The Windows Version
http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Windows_Version_Bacula.html#_ChapterStart7


Regards,

leapinglizard

You can make a simple script in php which back-ups specified files and
run that with an timer..

Thanks for mentioning Carbonite. I've been looking for an idiot-proof
automated online backup service for my brother, and Carbonite fills
the bill perfectly!