Custom Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Solution
The BCDR Backup Appliance is a comprehensive, custom-built solution designed to provide enterprise-grade backup and disaster recovery capabilities for Windows environments. Built on Ubuntu Server with ZFS storage, this appliance combines the reliability of Linux-based infrastructure with seamless Windows integration through custom-developed agents.
This project demonstrates full-stack development capabilities, from low-level system programming and network protocols to web-based management interfaces. The solution provides automated backup scheduling, intelligent deduplication, and rapid restore capabilities including full Hyper-V virtual machine restoration.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning is critical for organizations of all sizes. Without proper BCDR infrastructure, businesses face:
A well-designed BCDR solution ensures business operations can continue or quickly resume following any disruption, protecting both data integrity and organizational resilience.
Purpose-built Windows backup agent utilizing Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for consistent, application-aware backups. Supports both file-level and block-level backup operations with automatic retry logic and network optimization.
Robust Linux-based backup appliance leveraging ZFS for advanced storage features including snapshots, compression, deduplication, and data integrity verification. Designed for reliability and performance at scale.
Comprehensive RESTful API enabling programmatic control of backup operations, client management, and system monitoring. Built with Flask, providing JSON responses for easy integration with existing infrastructure.
Intuitive web interface for monitoring backup status, managing retention policies, viewing storage utilization, and initiating restore operations. Real-time status updates and detailed logging capabilities.
Direct integration with Microsoft Hyper-V for rapid virtual machine restoration. Supports both full VM restore and granular file recovery from virtual disk images without requiring full VM deployment.
Automated storage pool management with configurable retention policies, incremental forever backups, and space-efficient storage through deduplication and compression. Monitors available capacity and alerts on threshold violations.