After countless customer conversations about backup challenges in complex environments, we're thrilled to announce SimpleBackups Agent is now available in private release. This isn't just another feature, it's our direct response to real problems you've shared with us.
👉 Apply to the SimpleBackups Agent Private Release
The stories that shaped Agent
Over the past year, we've had countless conversations with our community. While our SSH-based approach serves most users perfectly, certain scenarios kept surfacing in support tickets and feature requests. Developers working on air-gapped servers, teams with strict firewall policies, and those running complex Kubernetes deployments all shared a common challenge, they needed backup solutions that worked within their specific constraints.
That's how SimpleBackups Agent was born. Not as a replacement for what works, but as an expansion of what's possible.
Where Our Users Needed Something Different
Our SSH-based solution remains the gold standard for most scenarios. But specific use cases kept surfacing where teams needed something different:
Kubernetes Sidecar Pattern: Deploy the Agent as a sidecar in your pods. Suddenly, backing up application data becomes as natural as logging, it's just there, working quietly in the background.
Private Database Protection: Your databases don't need public IPs anymore. The Agent connects outbound, keeping your infrastructure locked down while ensuring your data stays protected.
Development Team Collaboration: Share consistent database states across your team. That perfect test database you host locally? Your teammates can now access it instantly.
White-Label and Managed Services: If you're providing infrastructure services to clients, the Agent can automate backups on their systems without requiring SSH access to their servers.
Firewalled Staging Environments: Those locked-down staging servers that mirror production security policies? The Agent works there too, no firewall modifications required.
We need you!
During the private release, we're particularly interested in partners who:
- Have specific deployment constraints that traditional SSH doesn't address
- Want to integrate backups more deeply into containerized workflows
- Need solutions for environments with strict network policies
- Are willing to share detailed feedback about their experience
Your insights during this phase will help us understand not just how the Agent performs, but where it adds the most value in real-world scenarios.
Get access
If your team has specific needs that align with what the Agent offers, we'd love to hear from you. Private access begins in early June, and we're looking for partners who can help us refine this tool into something truly valuable.