How to Back up Linux to Backblaze B2

Linux users now have the ability to back up to the Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage service. Get started using the Backblaze web console.

There are a variety of options for using Linux with Backblaze B2. These include open-source (free) and commercial applications, command-line interface (CLI) and graphical interface (GUI) tools, and tools that include encryption, automation, hybrid NAS/B2 support, mounting remote archives as volumes, and other capabilities.

Backblaze also offers APIs that you can use to create your own tools that work with Backblaze B2.

There also is a CLI that you can use to upload data and upload data on a schedule.

Linux Applications for Backblaze B2

Linux-based tools that support Backblaze B2 include Duplicity, MSP360, qBackup, GoodSync, HashBackup, Duplicacy, and Restic, with more coming. Other options that are available for Backblaze B2 that include network-attached storage (NAS) support and hybrid solutions.

For more information about third-party tools that support Backblaze B2, click here.