Hi everyone!
I've been wanting to do this for a while, and I've finally put together an official VaultSync Discord server.
Until now, most of the community interaction has happened here on Reddit or through GitHub issues and pull requests.
Both are staying. Reddit is still where I'll share development updates, GitHub remains the source of truth for the project, and Discord adds something I think we've been missing: a place for more direct conversations.
Here's what I've set up:
- General community discussions
- Help and support Forum
- Dedicated bug-report Forum
- Feature ideas and feedback
- Development and contribution discussions
- Beta testing discussions
- Official announcements and release notifications
- Community games, trivia, and eventually other activities
There's also space for contributors and maintainers as the community grows.
I've spent time setting up the permissions, onboarding, moderation, and support channels properly. I want this to be useful, not just another server that exists to collect members.
A quick update on 1.9.0
The next major update is still very much in development.
The big objective is to expand VaultSync beyond folder-based recovery and work toward disk imaging and bootable system recovery.
That's a significant change in scope.
The most important part isn't just creating an image. It's making sure the recovery process is understandable, testable, and doesn't claim support for configurations that haven't passed actual recovery checks.
The plan is to introduce system recovery gradually:
- Linux, beginning with qualified GPT/UEFI ext4 profiles.
- Windows, with qualified NTFS profiles.
- macOS, after the APFS and boot work is ready.
The desktop application stays on Windows, macOS, and Linux throughout. It's the new system-recovery capabilities that are being staged.
I'm also expecting multiple beta builds as the supported configurations are tested and expanded.
To be clear, there is no public 1.9.0 beta available yet. The current stable release is still 1.8.9.
I'm not rushing this one. Backup software is exactly the kind of software where an unearned green checkmark can be worse than an obvious error.
Join the community
Discord: https://discord.gg/sgP8UzeAQt
Website and downloads: https://fglabs.dev/vaultsync
GitHub: https://github.com/ATAC-Helicopter/VaultSync
You don't have to be a developer, contribute code, or even use VaultSync already.
If you're interested in backups, NAS storage, software development, or just want to follow the project, you're welcome.
And thank you to everyone who has followed along, tested releases, reported problems, or contributed feedback.
It's still an independent project, but having people take an interest in it makes the work feel a lot less like building software in an empty room.
One question for everyone: what would you most like to see in the Discord community? More technical development discussions, support and troubleshooting, beta testing, or something else?