Knoxite

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What Knoxite is

Knoxite is an open-source backup and storage system for protecting files across Windows, macOS, and Linux. It saves incremental snapshots, which users can restore to a chosen location or check for stored-chunk integrity. Repositories can use multiple backends at once, including local storage, Dropbox, Amazon S3, Azure File Storage, Backblaze, Google Cloud Storage, Mega, Nextcloud, ownCloud, FTP, SSH/SFTP, and WebDAV. Knoxite removes duplicate data at the chunk level, and snapshots can be compressed with flate, gzip, lzma, zlib, or zstd; compression is off by default. Repository data is encrypted with AES using a password set at initialization. When multiple backends are configured, users can set fault tolerance for backend failures. Snapshots can be mounted read-only, while read-write mounting remains in progress. Knoxite is free under the AGPL-3.0 license. Installation requires cloning its source repository and building it with Go.

Who it suits

Knoxite suits people who want file backups with control over storage backends, encryption, and snapshot handling. It is aimed at users comfortable building software with Go and managing a repository password.

What it does well

Free, open-source software under AGPL-3.0.
Supports multiple storage backends in parallel.
Chunk-level deduplication avoids storing matching file parts twice.
Can restore snapshots and verify chunk integrity.
Supports AES encryption and configurable backend fault tolerance.

What to know first

Installation requires cloning the source and building with Go.
Losing the repository password prevents data access.
Read-write snapshot mounting is still in progress.
WebDAV has only been tested with Nextcloud and ownCloud.

Limits

Its documented mounting mode is read-only, and read-write mounting remains in progress; losing the repository password prevents access to the data.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Knoxite	Free software; open-source data storage and backup system	Free

As knoxite.com lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open the Knoxite website.
Clone the source repository.
Build Knoxite with Go.
Initialize a repository and provide its password.
Configure one or more storage backends and store incremental snapshots.

Verdict

Knoxite offers broad backend choice, encrypted incremental snapshots, and file restoration without a software fee. Its build-from-source installation and password-loss risk are important considerations for managing it.

Questions

Is Knoxite free?

Yes. Knoxite is free, open-source software under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Which platforms does Knoxite support?

It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, and is also listed for self-hosted setups.

What can I back up and restore?

Knoxite backs up files into incremental snapshots and can restore them to a chosen location.

Which storage backends can I use?

Documented backends include filesystem storage, Amazon S3, Azure File Storage, Backblaze, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Mega, Nextcloud, ownCloud, SSH/SFTP, FTP, and WebDAV.

How is repository data protected?

Knoxite uses AES encryption with a password provided during repository initialization. Losing that password prevents access to the data.

How do I install Knoxite?

The installation instructions call for cloning the source repository and building Knoxite with Go.

Facts from Knoxite's own pages

Backup operations: The guide documents storing incremental snapshots, restoring them to a chosen location, and verifying stored chunk integrity. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Backup scope: file · knoxite.com, 20 Sept 2026
Compression: Snapshot storage supports compression algorithms including flate, gzip, lzma, zlib, and zstd, with none as the default. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Computer backup: Yes · knoxite.com, 20 Sept 2026
Deduplication: Knoxite deduplicates data at chunk level, so matching parts of files can be stored once. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Encryption: The site says Knoxite uses AES encryption, and the guide says repository data is encrypted using a password provided during initialization. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Fault tolerance: Users can set snapshot fault tolerance against storage backend failures when a repository has multiple configured backends. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Installation: The installation page instructs users to clone the source repository and build Knoxite with Go. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
License: The site identifies Knoxite as AGPL-3.0 software. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Password risk: The guide warns that losing the repository password prevents access to the data and that passing the password through a command-line flag or environment variable is considered unsafe. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Supported platforms: windows,macos,linux · knoxite.com, 20 Sept 2026
Purpose: Knoxite is an open-source data storage and backup system focused on security and flexibility. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Restore modes: file · knoxite.com, 20 Sept 2026
Snapshot mounting: Snapshots can be mounted read-only; the guide says read-write mounting is work in progress. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Storage backends: It can use multiple storage backends in parallel, including local disks and Dropbox, and lists cloud services and protocols such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon S3, Backblaze, Nextcloud, SSH, WebDAV, and FTP. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Support: The documentation directs questions to Gitter and issue reports or feature requests to GitHub. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
Supported backends: The backend documentation covers filesystem, Amazon S3, Azure File Storage, Backblaze, Dropbox, FTP, Google Cloud Storage, Mega, Nextcloud, ownCloud, SSH/SFTP, and WebDAV. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026
WebDAV limit: The documentation says WebDAV should work with every WebDAV server but has only been tested with Nextcloud and ownCloud. · knoxite.com, 12 Oct 2026

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