Explanations
#This section provides background and context to help you understand how Plakar works and why certain design choices exist. These pages focus on concepts, trade‑offs, and best practices rather than step‑by‑step instructions.
If you’re looking for practical instructions, see the Guides section.
Understand the core architecture and data processing pipeline behind Plakar, including Kloset stores, chunking, deduplication, compression, encryption, and snapshot management
Understand the difference between push and pull backup models, and how Plakar supports both.
Understand how deduplication, data similarity, and security requirements affect the number of Kloset Stores you should use.
Understand why multiple backup copies drastically reduce the risk of data loss, and how this leads to the 3‑2‑1 backup strategy.
Understand why cloud services do not replace backups, and why SaaS data requires independent protection.
Understand how Plakar stores backup data in chunks and packfiles, why deleting a snapshot does not immediately free space, and how the maintenance process safely reclaims unused storage.