Introduction

Introduction

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This documentation is a work in progress, please be patient.

Frontdown is a simple project designed for anyone to back up their homelab, servers, or even personal computers.

All you need is setup Frontdown on your server and configure your backup provider, configure folders you’d like to backup and you’re good to go. From the panel you can easily deploy a backup scheduler on a host, restore a backup, or even delete a backup.

The model is secure by design, meaning that no one can access your data without a complete overtake of your database, your core files and your own password read more about the secure by design.

Frontdown offers a recovery mode that allows you to restore all your backups by deploying a Frontdown instance linked to your server’s backup.

Supported providers

Frontdown supports the following providers:

  • Local
  • SFTP
  • SMB
  • FTP
  • AWS
  • Azure

Quickstart

Please do try and read this guide, but if you’re in a hurry and want to get started quickly:

Spawn a dedicated server and run this script:

install.sh
curl -sSL https://setup.frontdown.me | bash

You should now be able to access the Frontdown panel by visiting http://your-server-ip:8080 in your browser.

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Please allways review the script before running it.
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Default credentials are root and changeme

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