Warning: This document is for the development version of Bareos Documentation. The main version is bareos-21.

Introduction and Tutorial

• What is Bareos?
  • History
  • Who Needs Bareos?
  • Bareos Components or Services
    • Bareos Director
    • Bareos Console
    • Bareos File Daemon
    • Bareos Storage Daemon
    • Catalog
  • Bareos Version Numbers and Releases
  • Bareos Packages
  • Quick Start
  • Terminology
  • What Bareos is Not
  • Interactions Between the Bareos Services
  • The Current State of Bareos
    • What is Implemented
    • Advantages Over Other Backup Programs
    • Current Implementation Restrictions
      • Multiple Catalogs
    • Design Limitations or Restrictions
    • Items to Note
• Installing Bareos
  • Decide about the Bareos release to use
  • Decide about the Database Backend
  • Install the Bareos Software Packages
    • Install on RedHat based Linux Distributions
      • RHEL>7, CentOS>7, Fedora
      • RHEL 6, CentOS 6
      • RHEL 5
    • Install on SUSE based Linux Distributions
      • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), openSUSE
    • Install on Debian based Linux Distributions
      • Debian / Ubuntu
    • Install on Univention Corporate Server
  • Prepare Bareos database
    • Debian based Linux Distributions
    • Other Platforms
      • PostgreSQL
      • MySQL/MariaDB
  • Start the daemons
• Installing Bareos Webui
  • Features
  • System Requirements
    • Version < 16.2
  • Installation
    • Adding the Bareos Repository
    • Install the bareos-webui package
    • Minimal Configuration
    • Configuration Details
      • Create a restricted consoles
      • Configuration of profile resources
      • SELinux
      • Configure your Apache Webserver
      • Configure your /etc/bareos-webui/directors.ini
      • Configure your /etc/bareos-webui/configuration.ini
      • Configure updating the Bvfs cache frequently
  • Upgrade from 18.2.6 to 18.2.7
    • Configuration changes
  • Upgrade from 15.2 to 16.2
    • Console/Profile changes
    • directors.ini
    • configuration.ini
  • Additional information
    • NGINX
• Updating Bareos
  • Updating the configuration files
  • Updating the database scheme
    • Debian based Linux Distributions
    • Other Platforms
      • PostgreSQL
      • MySQL/MariaDB
• Getting Started with Bareos
  • Understanding Jobs and Schedules
  • Understanding Pools, Volumes and Labels
  • Setting Up Bareos Configuration Files
  • Testing your Configuration Files
• Tutorial
  • Starting the Database
  • Installing Bareos
  • Starting the Daemons
  • Using the Director to Query and Start Jobs
  • Running a Job
  • Restoring Your Files
  • Quitting the Console Program
  • Adding a Client
    • Client: install package
    • Director: configure client
      • Manual configuration of client
    • Client: configure
      • Manual configuration
    • Director: test client, add a job
  • Patience When Starting Daemons or Mounting Blank Tapes
  • Pools
  • Other Useful Console Commands
• Critical Items to Implement Before Production
  • Critical Items
  • Recommended Items