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## [BorgBackup](/borgbackup)
This application offers:
* backup of data on an external disk or on a remote Borg repository
* deduplication and compression of files, which allows to keep many previous copies
* data encryption, which allows you to store data with a third party
* to define the frequency and type of data to be backed up
* a mail alert system in case of backup failure.

## [Restic](/restic)
This application offers:
* backup of data to remote storage (support for different types of storage)
* deduplication and compression of files, which makes it possible to keep many previous copies
* data encryption, which allows to store data at a third party

## [Archivist](/archivist)
!! This application is currently broken!
This application is based on rsync and GPG, it offers:
* backup of data on a remote storage (support for different types of storage)
* data encryption, which allows to store data at a third party