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diffsnap Create ZFS snapshots based on data write thresholds
1.0.1 filesystems Σ=1 search for ports that depend on this port Find issues related to this port Report an issue related to this port View this port on Repology. pkg-fallout 1.0.1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.
Maintainer: josephsaathoff@gmail.com search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2026-09-08 19:03:07
Last Update: 2026-09-12 19:18:32
Commit Hash: 8fed501
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License: BSD2CLAUSE
WWW:
https://github.com/joe81tx/diffsnap
Description: #
diffsnap is a lightweight, on-demand snapshot scheduler for OpenZFS where snapshots are generated only when a configured change threshold is met. It supports per-dataset scheduling intervals, retention counts, recursive snapshots, and minimum byte thresholds. The utility is completely daemonless, uses native zfs commands, handles locking to prevent overlapping runs, and safely prunes old snapshots matching only its own prefix context.
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Manual pages: #
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pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist #
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  1. @dir etc/cron.d
  2. @sample etc/diffsnap.conf.sample
  3. @sample etc/diffsnap.cron.sample etc/cron.d/diffsnap
  4. @sample etc/newsyslog.conf.d/diffsnap.conf.sample
  5. sbin/diffsnap
  6. /usr/local/share/licenses/diffsnap-1.0.1/catalog.mk
  7. /usr/local/share/licenses/diffsnap-1.0.1/LICENSE
  8. /usr/local/share/licenses/diffsnap-1.0.1/BSD2CLAUSE
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
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Dependency lines:
  • diffsnap>0:filesystems/diffsnap
To install the port: #
cd /usr/ports/filesystems/diffsnap/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install filesystems/diffsnap
  • pkg install diffsnap
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: diffsnap
Flavors: #
there is no flavor information for this port.
ONLY_FOR_ARCHS: aarch64 amd64 powerpc64 powerpc64le riscv64
distinfo: #
TIMESTAMP = 1788922754 SHA256 (joe81tx-diffsnap-1.0.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 521b9fd98128a4785c3af9dda562c7bfac60753452c147a775fb5b8a9bbeefb9 SIZE (joe81tx-diffsnap-1.0.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 85684
Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC): #
diffsnap
ABIaarch64amd64armv6armv7i386
FreeBSD:14:latest1.0.11.0.1---
FreeBSD:14:quarterly1.0.11.0.1---
FreeBSD:15:latest1.0.11.0.1n/a-n/a
FreeBSD:15:quarterly1.0.11.0.1n/a-n/a
FreeBSD:16:latest1.0.11.0.1n/a-n/a
This port has no dependencies. #
There are no ports dependent upon this port #
Configuration Options: #
No options to configure
Options name: #
filesystems_diffsnap
pkg-message: #
For install:
Configure ${PREFIX}/etc/diffsnap.conf Uncomment ${PREFIX}/etc/cron.d/diffsnap to enable the cron schedule The default is every minute which can be changed by editing the file More details at https://github.com/joe81tx/diffsnap
Master Sites: #
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  1. https://codeload.github.com/joe81tx/diffsnap/tar.gz/1.0.1?dummy=/
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Number of commits found: 2 #

Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page)
CommitCreditsLog message
1.0.1
12 Sep 2026 19:18:32
commit hash: 8fed50134c6fc0bb58b0add28f765c57c449a578commit hash: 8fed50134c6fc0bb58b0add28f765c57c449a578commit hash: 8fed50134c6fc0bb58b0add28f765c57c449a578commit hash: 8fed50134c6fc0bb58b0add28f765c57c449a578 files touched by this commit		 Yusuf Yaman (nxjoseph) search for other commits by this committer
Author: Joseph Saathoff		 
filesystems/diffsnap: Update 1.0 => 1.0.1

While here:
- Fix cron sample installation.
- Define ONLY_FOR_ARCHS for 64-bit architectures.
- Adjust styling of Makefile (pet port{clippy,fmt,lint}).

PR:		298335
Approved by:	osa, vvd (Mentors, implicit)
1.0
08 Sep 2026 18:59:51
commit hash: 6998950b519558ff304c55ab996d9d6b10b0e742commit hash: 6998950b519558ff304c55ab996d9d6b10b0e742commit hash: 6998950b519558ff304c55ab996d9d6b10b0e742commit hash: 6998950b519558ff304c55ab996d9d6b10b0e742 files touched by this commit		 Michael Osipov (michaelo) search for other commits by this committer
Author: Joseph Saathoff		 
[NEW PORT] filesystems/diffsnap: ZFS snapshots using write thresholds

Co-authored-by:	Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org>
PR:		296447

Number of commits found: 2

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