10 hours ago
Thank you all for the discussion and suggestions! To release a Linux version, we need to address some technical challenges.
As Froggie and Gork mentioned, implementing "hot snapshots" and ensuring data consistency in a Linux environment is far more complex than on Windows. Feasible solutions (such as LVM, btrfs, and ZFS snapshots) mostly rely on users having pre-configured specific filesystems or volume management environments, and they cannot achieve the automatic coordination with applications (like databases) that Windows VSS provides. Additionally, the Linux ecosystem includes a vast number of filesystem types, and achieving full parsing and compatibility would require a tremendous development effort.
At the same time, there is still a significant amount of development and maintenance work to be done on the Windows version, and our team has limited manpower. For these reasons, we currently have no plans to release a Linux version of the backup tool.
Of course, we will continue to monitor the development of the Linux ecosystem, and should circumstances allow in the future, we will be sure to make an announcement. Thank you again for your understanding and feedback!
As Froggie and Gork mentioned, implementing "hot snapshots" and ensuring data consistency in a Linux environment is far more complex than on Windows. Feasible solutions (such as LVM, btrfs, and ZFS snapshots) mostly rely on users having pre-configured specific filesystems or volume management environments, and they cannot achieve the automatic coordination with applications (like databases) that Windows VSS provides. Additionally, the Linux ecosystem includes a vast number of filesystem types, and achieving full parsing and compatibility would require a tremendous development effort.
At the same time, there is still a significant amount of development and maintenance work to be done on the Windows version, and our team has limited manpower. For these reasons, we currently have no plans to release a Linux version of the backup tool.
Of course, we will continue to monitor the development of the Linux ecosystem, and should circumstances allow in the future, we will be sure to make an announcement. Thank you again for your understanding and feedback!
