Add Open Archiver to Backups

[wayneshn]

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Please take some time to answer the following questions as best you can:

• Why is it awesome?

Open Archiver is awesome because it provides a comprehensive, self-hosted solution for email archiving that gives sysadmins full control over their organizations' data. It supports major email platforms, such as Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, and is built with a modern tech stack. Its focus on data sovereignty, security (encryption at rest), and efficient storage makes it a valuable tool for organizations needing to maintain a long-term, searchable record of their email communications without vendor lock-in.

• Have you used it? For how long?

As the primary developer and maintainer of Open Archiver, I have been using it continuously since its inception. It is the core project I work on. My company, an Estonia-based tech company, also uses it to back up our email inboxes for compliance purposes.

• Is this in a personal or professional setup?

Open Archiver is designed for both personal and professional setups. It can be used by individuals who want to keep a personal archive of their emails (Gmail, Outlook etc), as well as by businesses that want to back up their organizations' emails (Google Workspace, MS 365 etc). We use it for development and testing in a professional context.

• How many devices/users/services/... do you manage with it?

In our development and testing environments, we manage multiple ingestion sources from Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and various IMAP accounts, archiving thousands of emails for testing purposes. Our company uses it in production to archive all of our email inboxes with more than 100,000 emails with continuous syncing.

• Biggest pros/cons compared to other solutions?

Pros: The biggest advantage of Open Archiver is that it is a fully open-source and self-hosted solution, which guarantees data sovereignty and avoids vendor lock-in. It offers universal email ingestion, powerful full-text search across emails and attachments, and flexible storage options (local or S3-compatible). Its modern tech stack makes it maintainable and scalable.

Cons: Some advanced compliance features, such as legal holds, are still under development.

• Any other comments about your use case, things you've found excellent, limitations you've encountered... ?

As the maintainer, I want to highlight that the search capability, powered by Meilisearch, is exceptionally fast and efficient, even with large volumes of emails and attachments. The pluggable storage architecture has also been a key design choice, allowing users to choose the most cost-effective storage solution for their needs.

Limitations: Currently, we don't support enterprise-specific features like SSO and role-based access, which will be added in our next update. But currentl,y the email archiving solution is solid and works in production environments.

[Technetium1]

This project is still very young (~3 weeks): LogicLabs-OU/OpenArchiver@f243775

[wayneshn]

This project is still very young (~3 weeks): LogicLabs-OU/OpenArchiver@f243775

Hi, the project has gained significant traction and improvements since initial launch, would you mind considering the addition again? Thanks!

[Technetium1]

It does seem to have gotten some traction. It would be nice to get some feedback from active users. I don't mind reconsideration if others are willing to chime in about it.

[wayneshn]

It does seem to have gotten some traction. It would be nice to get some feedback from active users. I don't mind reconsideration if others are willing to chime in about it.

Thanks @Technetium1 , are these feedback from users sufficient? LogicLabs-OU/OpenArchiver#115

Or I have to ask them to come to this issue and post comments?

[nodiscc]

Also we usually don't approve projects that have had less than 1 year of existence...

[Technetium1]

This project seems like an exceptional addition. It feels timely, as 365 makes it progressively harder to export and archive email, especially via resellers. They are also deprecating older desktop Outlook versions, and this supports the formats of both. I think it deserves the extra discovery as it appears to be quite active. Good catch on the tag!