The latest articles on DEV Community by Daniel (@ddorfm). https://dev.to/ddorfm https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3843001%2F72b6b286-abb4-4e21-935a-54fba0e02b22.png https://dev.to/ddorfm en Daniel Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:48:59 +0000 https://dev.to/ddorfm/raven-backup-1ia2 https://dev.to/ddorfm/raven-backup-1ia2 <p>Raven Backup is a desktop application built in Python 3.10 with a Tkinter GUI for performing local and remote backups using rsync. It supports scheduling tasks via cron, compressing during copy, incremental backups, and managing symbolic links.<br> It was developed on the GNU/Linux operating system, leveraging its features and executing system commands via subprocesses.<br> </p> <div class="crayons-card c-embed text-styles text-styles--secondary"> <div class="c-embed__content"> <div class="c-embed__cover"> <a href="https://gitlab.com/DDorfm/raven_backup/" class="c-link align-middle" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img alt="" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fgitlab.com%2Fuploads%2F-%2Fsystem%2Fproject%2Favatar%2F80393223%2Fraven_backup.png" height="auto" class="m-0"> </a> </div> <div class="c-embed__body"> <h2 class="fs-xl lh-tight"> <a href="https://gitlab.com/DDorfm/raven_backup/" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link"> Daniel Dorfman / raven_backup · GitLab </a> </h2> <p class="truncate-at-3"> Tool for backups written in Python and Tkinter using rsync (GNU/Linux) </p> <div class="color-secondary fs-s flex items-center"> <img alt="favicon" class="c-embed__favicon m-0 mr-2 radius-0" src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fgitlab.com%2Fassets%2Ffavicon-72a2cad5025aa931d6ea56c3201d1f18e68a8cd39788c7c80d5b2b82aa5143ef.png"> gitlab.com </div> </div> </div> </div> linux opensource python showdev