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CLI tool for backup your databases, files to cloud storages. Version 3.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06.
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overview
Package summary
CLI tool for backup your databases, files to cloud storages
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gobackup
history
Project history and usage
GoBackup is a Go-based server backup utility for databases and files, with output targets that include local and network/cloud storage. In package-manager terms it sits in the small-admin-tools lane: a single command intended to replace heavier, language-runtime-dependent backup scripts on application servers.
Project history
The public repository was created in September 2017, and the project documentation describes GoBackup as inspired by the Ruby backup/backup project while avoiding a Ruby dependency. Early releases followed quickly after the repository appeared, beginning with 0.0.1 on September 8, 2017.
Adoption history
GoBackup was packaged for Homebrew as the brew:gobackup formula and also documents Homebrew installation alongside its shell install script. Its adoption pattern is that of a focused operations CLI rather than a framework: users install the binary, point it at a YAML configuration file, and let scheduled backup jobs run.
How it is used
GoBackup is used to archive configured files and dump databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, InfluxDB, MariaDB, etcd, and Firebird, then send the results to storage backends such as FTP, SFTP, SCP, S3-compatible services, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Backblaze B2, WebDAV, and others. The same configuration can include notification targets such as mail, webhooks, Discord, Slack, Telegram, and similar services.
Why package nerds care
The package is notable because it packages a classic sysadmin concern as a small Go binary with no runtime dependency on Ruby or Python. For Homebrew users, that makes it a tidy example of the post-2010s migration of server-maintenance tools from scripting-language ecosystems into statically compiled CLIs.
Timeline
- 2017-09-06: Public GitHub repository created
- 2017-09-08: 0.0.1 release published
- 2017: Project documentation describes Ruby China using GoBackup from the start of the design period
- 2025: Documentation site records GoBackup features including daemon mode, Web UI, HTTP API, multiple databases, and multiple storage backends
Related projects
- backup/backup is the explicitly cited inspiration for GoBackup.
- GoBackup belongs near other self-hosted backup and sync CLIs that package database dumps, filesystem archives, cloud object storage, and notifications into one installable command.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cloud
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.gobackup/gobackup.yml/etc/gobackup/gobackup.yml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.gobackup/gobackup.yml/etc/gobackup/gobackup.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gobackup | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.1.1
manager updated2026-07-06
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.1.1
https://github.com/gobackup/gobackup
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gobackup |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gobackup |
| Homepage | https://gobackup.github.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/gobackup/gobackup |
| Upstream docs | https://gobackup.github.io/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/gobackup/gobackup/archive/refs/tags/v3.1.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-06T12:29:33Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go, node, yarn |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gobackup |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment