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Everything about self-hosted backups, cloud storage, encryption, and getting the most out of Pluton.

Title card reading The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy Explained, noting that 94 percent of ransomware attacks tried to compromise backups in 2025

The 3-2-1 Backup Strategy Explained (With a Self-Hosted Setup You Can Copy)

The 3-2-1 backup strategy in plain English, why 94% of ransomware attacks target backups, and how to set up a real 3-2-1 plan with Pluton in minutes.

Pluton Team
Title card reading How to Back Up Docker Volumes the right way, with a stat that Docker is the number one developer tool at 71 percent adoption in 2025

How to Back Up Docker Volumes the Right Way (and Restore Them Fast)

Learn how to back up Docker volumes with tar or automatically with Pluton, including a real Immich example. Encrypted, scheduled, 3-2-1 off-site backups.

Pluton Team
A clean web dashboard interface representing a graphical user interface for managing backups

The 4 Best restic GUI Tools in 2026 (No Command Line Required)

The 4 best restic GUI tools in 2026 compared: Pluton, Backrest, Zerobyte & Restic Browser. Run encrypted restic backups to 70+ destinations, no CLI.

Pluton Team