# Checkpoint — Automated Backup for Developers
# https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio
# By Fluxcode Studio LLC

> Checkpoint is a free, open-source automated backup system for developers.
> It runs as a background daemon on macOS and Linux, creating hourly snapshots
> of your project files and databases with optional encrypted cloud sync.

## Product Overview
- Name: Checkpoint
- Version: 2.6.0
- License: Polyform Noncommercial 1.0.0 (free for personal use, commercial license available)
- Platforms: macOS, Linux
- Source: https://github.com/fluxcodestudio/Checkpoint
- Company: Fluxcode Studio LLC
- Website: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio

## Key Features
- Automated hourly backups running as a background daemon
- Native macOS menu bar dashboard (SwiftUI)
- Encrypted cloud sync via rclone (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, S3)
- Compression + encryption pipeline (gzip then age) for cloud backups
- Parallel encryption across multiple CPU cores (auto-detected)
- Cloud browse and restore with auto-decrypt (checkpoint cloud browse/download)
- Database support: SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB (local, remote, Docker)
- File encryption at rest using age (https://github.com/FiloSottile/age)
- Version history with search and restore via fzf
- Docker container volume backup with auto-start
- Storage monitoring and automatic cleanup

## Documentation
- Full docs: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/docs.html
- Detailed docs for LLMs: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/llms-full.txt

## Pages
- Homepage: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/
- Documentation: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/docs.html
- Compare: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/compare.html
- Privacy Policy: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/privacy.html
- Terms of Service: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/terms.html
- Legal: https://checkpoint.fluxcode.studio/legal.html

## Installation
```bash
git clone https://github.com/fluxcodestudio/Checkpoint.git
cd Checkpoint && ./bin/install-global.sh
```

## Quick Start
```bash
# Run first backup in any project directory
backup-now

# Check status
checkpoint --status

# Search backup history
checkpoint search "filename"

# Restore a file
checkpoint restore
```

## Contact
- Email: legal@fluxcode.studio
- GitHub: https://github.com/fluxcodestudio/Checkpoint