Native Bacula Community plugin, 100% Rust, for Proxmox VE. CBT via QEMU dirty bitmaps, guest-consistent snapshots through QEMU Guest Agent, cross-node DR replication, Instant Recovery via NBD overlay in minutes, and SHA-256 TLS fingerprint pinning.
What it does
- CBT backup — Only dirty blocks (QEMU dirty bitmap) are transferred. Formats: qcow2, raw, vmdk.
- Consistent snapshots — QEMU Guest Agent quiesce/freeze + capture of VM config and firewall rules.
- Instant Recovery — Boot the VM directly from the backup stream via NBD overlay in minutes.
- Cross-site DR — Async cross-node replication; no extra cost.
Differentiators
| Feature | Bacula Community alone | Bacula Enterprise / Veeam | PodHeitor |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM-aware backup with CBT | No | Yes | Yes |
| Cross-site replication | No | Yes ($$) | Yes, no extra license |
| Cross-hypervisor restore | No | Partial | Yes |
| Cost | Free (no support) | $$$$ | ≥ 50% cheaper than Enterprise/Veeam |
Compatibility
- Bacula Community 15.0.3+
- Proxmox VE 8.4+ / 9.x
- Linux x86_64 (.deb e .rpm)
- Rust 1.95+
Quick install
apt install podheitor-proxmox_1.1.0_amd64.deb (Debian/Ubuntu) ou rpm -Uvh podheitor-proxmox-1.1.0.el9.rpm (RHEL/OL).Ready to switch?
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