Tech riderRev. 4 Oct 2026
Btrfsmaintenance
- 1Runs onLinux, self-hosted
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Drive typesboth
- 4Scheduled optimizationYes
- 5Automatic optimizationYes
5 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
Btrfsmaintenance is ranked #13 of 35 in system information software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.
Btrfsmaintenance plans and pricing
All plansCompared on system information software
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Drive types
- bothgithub.com
- Scheduled optimization
- Yesgithub.com
- Automatic optimization
- Yesgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Btrfsmaintenance is a set of scripts that automates maintenance tasks for btrfs filesystems.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Maintenance tasks
- The tasks include scrub, balance, trim, and defragmentation, and each can be independently enabled, disabled, and configured.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Scrub checks
- Scrub reads filesystem data and metadata to verify checksums and may reveal hardware problems or bit rot.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Scrub repair
- When redundant data or metadata exists, scrub can automatically repair data if a good copy is available.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Periodic tasks can be scheduled using either cron or systemd timers, with only one scheduling method active on a system.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Distribution support
- The project says it supports widely used distributions, provides installation guidance for Debian based systems, and describes manual installation for other systems.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- A zypper plugin can defragment RPM database files after package installation on SUSE based distributions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Configuration values are designed for a default installation with btrfs on the root filesystem and can be adjusted in the documented sysconfig file.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Resource impact
- Scrub can cause intense reads and balance can have significant read and write impact, so task concurrency can be serialized to limit resource use or interactions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Defragmentation limit
- Configured directory defragmentation does not descend into other mount points, nested subvolumes, or snapshots; those paths must be listed separately.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project as licensed under GPL-2.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Security history
- The change log records that version 0.4.2 addressed CVE-2018-14722 by safely expanding automatic mount points.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The project describes its goal as helping administer btrfs filesystems and says common scripts and configurations are preferred over distribution specific ones.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/kdave/btrfsmaintenance· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/kdave/btrfsmaintenance/blob/master/CHAN· checked 4 Oct 2026