Portabase
open-source database backup/restore tool
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I’m working on Portabase, a self-hosted, open-source tool for managing database backups and restores. It currently supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB, with MongoDB coming soon. It uses an agent-based architecture with a central server and lightweight agents, enabling deployment at the edge and operation across multiple networks.Website: https://portabase.ioGitHub: https://github.com/Portabase/portabaseDiscord (newly created): https://discord.gg/Wgv7xZ8fWJMain features:- Scheduled logical backups with multiple retention strategies (n-backups, n-days, Grandfather-Father-Son)- Storage options: local filesystem and S3-compatible storage- Notifications on backup success/failure via email, Slack, Discord, Ntfy, Telegram, and webhooks- Organizations with role-based permissions for managing separate databases- Designed for self-hosted deployments with a ready-to-go Docker Compose setupStack:- Next.js for the central server- Rust with Tokio for agents (recently refactored from Python)I’d love feedback from the HN community on usability, additional storage targets, and features to make it more production-ready. Feel free to open issues or start discussions on GitHub.
HN · launched Jan 8, 2026 · 6 upvotes (top 75%) · 1 view
Niche: data backup software · 72 launches, 15 in the last 7 days ▲ +7% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Data infrastructure
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes The tool uses standard native database dump utilities (pg_dump, mysqldump) coordinated via a Go/Rust daemon or lightweight HTTP agent communicating with a central management dashboard.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 340 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #301 of 341 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 70 days after the earliest competitor.
- Databasus · hn · 2025-12-28 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.61
- Backupd · ph · 2026-11-08 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- dumpcat · github · 2026-10-18 · 45 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- TidesDB · hn · 2025-12-04 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- replicaro · github · 2026-09-20 · 17 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- PortDock · ph · 2026-10-10 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- Wranglarr · github · 2026-10-27 · 56 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- Excalibase · ph · 2026-10-08 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.46
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