A Minimalistic Backup GUI for your Windows, Mac or Linux

This PR prepares the server code for testing and future development. Also fixing current tests.

You can test the application using the console command 'php artisan test'. Current code coverage is 53% and I'll be working on this soon. Some tests are skipped because they are not implemented yet.

Hello, when i launch app with normal user, the app crash with Gtk error when trying to open directory chooser.

Gtk-Message: 09:23:58.008: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 09:23:58.008: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 09:23:58.008: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 09:23:58.009: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"

(BlobBackup:1447794): Gtk-WARNING **: 09:24:01.692: Could not load a pixbuf from icon theme.
This may indicate that pixbuf loaders or the mime database could not be found.
**
Gtk:ERROR:../../../../gtk/gtkiconhelper.c:494:ensure_surface_for_gicon: assertion failed (error == NULL): Failed to load /usr/share/icons/Paper/16x16/status/image-missing.png: Format d’image non reconnu (gdk-pixbuf-error-quark, 3)
Bail out! Gtk:ERROR:../../../../gtk/gtkiconhelper.c:494:ensure_surface_for_gicon: assertion failed (error == NULL): Failed to load /usr/share/icons/Paper/16x16/status/image-missing.png: Format d’image non reconnu (gdk-pixbuf-error-quark, 3)
Abandon (core dumped)

when i launch it at root, the app not crash, and app can load all module.

I use Fedora 33 (Workstation Edition), i download https://github.com/BlobBackup/BlobBackup/releases/download/v1.0.0.beta2/BlobBackup_linux_amd64_v1.0.0.beta2.zip, unzip and run BlobBackup

result of rpm -qa | grep canberra

libcanberra-0.30-23.fc33.x86_64
libcanberra-gtk2-0.30-23.fc33.x86_64
libcanberra-gtk3-0.30-23.fc33.x86_64
libcanberra-devel-0.30-23.fc33.x86_64
python3-canberra-0-0.25.git88c53cd.fc33.noarch

result of rpm -qa | grep PackageKit

PackageKit-glib-1.2.2-2.fc33.x86_64
PackageKit-1.2.2-2.fc33.x86_64
PackageKit-command-not-found-1.2.2-2.fc33.x86_64
PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.2.2-2.fc33.x86_64
PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.2.2-2.fc33.x86_64

I tested a backup and restore operation with a Local Directory target on macOS 11.2.2. The restored files don't keep the file creation and modification dates, and any finder tags (colors) are lost. Is this expected, or is it a bug? This was tested with a simple text file with different creation and modification dates, with a couple of Finder tags. I can provide more information and/or screenshots if needed.

I use the object storage from Scaleway which is s3 compatible but I keep getting the following error when trying to add it as a new source:

I have tested the parameters used to connect with AWS CLI and Minio Client and both works well.

Did I do something wrong? I didn't find any log to have more details on the error.

Is it possible/planned to export/import backups settings? In any case thanks a lot for this software, I was looking for these exact features for some time.

When I try to open the directory chooser, the program crashes with the following error message:

(BlobBackup:177022): Gtk-WARNING **: 21:10:18.384: Could not load a pixbuf from icon theme.
This may indicate that pixbuf loaders or the mime database could not be found.
**
Gtk:ERROR:../../../../gtk/gtkiconhelper.c:494:ensure_surface_for_gicon: assertion failed (error == NULL): Failed to load /usr/share/icons/Paper/16x16/status/image-missing.png: Unrecognized image file format (gdk-pixbuf-error-quark, 3)
Bail out! Gtk:ERROR:../../../../gtk/gtkiconhelper.c:494:ensure_surface_for_gicon: assertion failed (error == NULL): Failed to load /usr/share/icons/Paper/16x16/status/image-missing.png: Unrecognized image file format (gdk-pixbuf-error-quark, 3)
zsh: abort (core dumped)  ./BlobBackup

Steps to reproduce:

1. Download, extract and launch BlobBackup version linux_amd64_v1.0.0.beta2 from the Github releases page
2. Open the creation dialog for a new backup
3. Select "Local Directory" as the storage location
4. Click "Browse" next to the directory input

This is on ArchLinux. It only happens with the packaged release. When I run it directly from source, it works fine. I'm using a Gtk icon theme (Paper) and the image file mentioned in the error message exists and doesn't appear to be corrupted. Running update-mime-database /usr/share/mime or gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache didn't fix the problem. It might be related to PyInstaller, which seems to have had similar issues in the past.

Is it possible to install BlobBackup silently? I haven't found if the installer generated by pyinstaller supports it. The goal is to be able to install it from a script, unattended.

When a scheduled backup runs on a source based on an unplugged external hard drive, the following message appears: Nothing big, but it would be awesome to have only a message indicating that the source is missing.

Issue: After BlobBackup backs up a file on Windows Desktop, that file cannot be edited/saved or deleted. When attempting to delete the file, Windows gives an error that "The action can't be completed because the file is open in BlobBackup". When editing a file and attempting to save it, the error is "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process".

Note that BlobBackup has completed a successful backup and is idle. The file can only be release by exiting BlobBackup. This appears to only happen with files on the Desktop. Files in the Documents folder, etc. are fine.

Steps to Reproduce:

• Create a new text file and save it on Windows Desktop.
• Run a backup that includes the desktop.
• Then try to drag the file into the Recycle Bin - It will fail with the above noted error.
• Edit the file and attempt to save it - It will fail with the above noted error.
• Exit BlobBackup and you will be able to successfully perform the above tasks.

Environment Windows 10 Home BlobBackup v1.0.0.beta2

I'm searching for a backup tool with recovery record support (like in RAR). This is not critical in cloud storage, but very useful for storage offline in external hard drive or other media. Currently the only solution I found for incremental back up with recovery record support is DAR with the help of PAR2, which is kind of overkill for daily files backup, and it's not designed for cloud storage.

Do you think it's a good idea to integrate parity in BlobBackup? It's both good for offline storage, and also fixing file error during internet transmission. If not, I wonder is there any other backup tool supporting data parity?

I know it's not the lightest lift, but wondering if there is an idea to save different versions of files (up to X changes back) and/or allow multiple snapshots (say monthly/weekly/current)

Looks like pyinstaller 5.0 was released this week and the build fails on windows. The short term fix is to force pyinstaller==4.8 but we should investigate why this is happening.

Hello! This PR adds missing tests for api routes.

These are the tests I'm working on to prepare API code for secure refactoring and migrate code from routes to dedicated controllers and improvements in separation of concerns.

Progress:

• [x] Test GET /api/client/version
• [x] Test GET /api/login
• [x] Test GET /api/computers
• [x] Test POST /api/computers
• [x] Test GET /api/computers/{computer}
• [x] Test POST /api/computers/{computer}

I love restic and this tool seems to provide the perfect GUI for Desktop environment. I suggest to separate the client code into a separate repository. This way, anyone (including me) who is interested in a GUI for restic, but not necessarily backblaze or the offering can fork and contribute to improvement of the client code.

Thanks for the great project. A big fan of the control panel and restore gui.

It would be great if I could deploy this to my own server. I know at least the client would need to be able to specify the server url to a new domain.

Is there any info on what this process would entail (even just to run locally in a dev environment)? I think a docker file could make this straightforward for many people.