Back Up Windows to a QNAP NAS — Encrypted, Scheduled
Back up your Windows PC to a QNAP NAS over SFTP, FTPS, WebDAV, or SMB. AES-256 client-side encryption, schedules, and retention — backups pushed from your PC, no QNAP app required.
A QNAP NAS gives you owned, redundant storage with no monthly fee — an ideal place to keep PC backups. BackupKit pushes backups from Windows to the QNAP over SFTP, FTPS, WebDAV, or SMB, encrypting every archive on your PC before it's uploaded. No QNAP-side backup app to configure; the job lives on your computer.
Step-by-step on QTS
- Enable SFTP. In QTS:
Control Panel → Network & File Services → FTP→ enable FTP, then tick Enable SFTP. Note the SFTP port. - Create a dedicated user and a shared folder (e.g.
pc-backups) with read/write permission for that user. - Add the account in BackupKit: the QNAP IP or myQNAPcloud address, the SFTP port, username, password. Test it.
- Create the job: source folders → the
pc-backupsdestination. - Configure AES-256 encryption, a schedule, retention, and notifications, then activate.
For remote backups (PC and QNAP in different places), use SFTP or WebDAV over TLS. On the local network, mounting the share over SMB and pointing BackupKit at the mapped drive works well and is fast.
Encryption and 3-2-1
Encrypt client-side with AES-256 even on your own QNAP — it protects against stolen drives, disposal, and other accounts on the NAS. And because a NAS in your home isn't off-site, pair the QNAP job with a cloud or FTP destination so a single disaster can't take out every copy. BackupKit manages both from one place.
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Coming August 2026
Back up anything to anywhere — encrypted, scheduled, automated. Join the waitlist and be first to know when BackupKit is ready — early subscribers get 20% off at launch.