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Server-driven backups for clients without restic

Users want a central server to start backups on clients without restic installed and leave no traces.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

3 public reports · first reported 30 March 2026 · last reported 31 March 2026

Idea report · $9 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Some administrators want a central server to start backups on client machines that do not have restic installed and should keep no configuration files or passwords on disk afterward.

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No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.