Tarsnap

Tarsnap
Original author(s)Colin Percival
Developer(s)Colin Percival
Initial release25 April 2008 (2008-04-25)
Stable release
1.0.40 / 10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like
PlatformCross-platform
Size615.7 kB
TypeOnline backup service
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.tarsnap.com
As ofJanuary 2016

Tarsnap is a secure online backup service for UNIX-like operating systems, including BSD, Linux, and OS X. It was created in 2008 by Colin Percival. Tarsnap encrypts data, and then stores it on Amazon S3.