--- title: Laravel Backup Server v4 Released as Open Source | daily.dev description: Spatie has released Laravel Backup Server v4 as an open-source package. Initially a paid offering, it backs up multiple servers, employs hard link... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/laravel-backup-server-v4-released-as-open-source-jplkpupaf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Laravel Backup Server v4 Released as Open Source | daily.dev og:description: Spatie has released Laravel Backup Server v4 as an open-source package. 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It requires Laravel v10 or v11, PHP 8.2, rsync v3 or higher, and the ext3/ext4 filesystem. The package is available on GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@agelospanagiota** · 0 upvotes > spatie did it again! <3 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal](https://daily.dev/posts/governing-security-in-the-age-of-infinite-signal-qhihbir44) · Snyk · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government](https://daily.dev/posts/no-one-has-a-good-plan-for-how-ai-companies-should-work-with-the-government-nkajqoze1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#laravel](https://daily.dev/tags/laravel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/laravel-backup-server-v4-released-as-open-source-jplkpupaf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Laravel Backup Server v4 Released as Open Source","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/laravel-backup-server-v4-released-as-open-source-jplkpupaf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/laravel-backup-server-v4-released-as-open-source-jplkpupaf"},"datePublished":"2025-01-30T14:07:54.733Z","dateModified":"2025-01-30T14:08:08.835Z","description":"Spatie has released Laravel Backup Server v4 as an open-source package. 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