Barman: EnterpriseDB's open-source disaster recovery tool for PostgreSQL fleets

Barman is a Python-based administration tool that handles remote backups and recovery for PostgreSQL servers at scale. Built and maintained by EnterpriseDB under GPL 3, it targets DBAs running business-critical environments where multiple Postgres instances need coordinated backup policies and predictable restore paths.

The project recently consolidated its home on GitHub starting with version 2.13, retiring the legacy SourceForge repository that hosted earlier releases. The repo ships the core sources, unit tests, man pages and tutorials, with professional support routed through EnterpriseDB and community channels via pgbarman.org.

For teams managing self-hosted Postgres, Barman fills a specific gap: centralized, scriptable disaster recovery without locking into a managed cloud database. The GPL licensing and active EDB stewardship make it a credible default for organizations that want production-grade PITR and remote backup orchestration without a commercial vendor dependency.