Documentation

BackupMonitor turns backup status emails into a clear dashboard - no agents, no configuration. These guides cover the main features of the app.

• What's New Recent features and improvements in BackupMonitor.
• Getting Started Forward your first backup email and let BackupMonitor auto-discover devices and jobs.
• Supported Backup Software 60+ built-in email parsers - Veeam, Acronis, Synology, Backup Exec, and more.
• Custom Email Format Send backup results via a simple plain-text email format when no built-in parser exists.
• Dashboard Read the status heatmap, triage failures in Call to Action, and link related jobs.
• Devices & Groups Rename devices, set job schedules, organize by customer or site, and detect missing backups.
• Email Views Backup mails, notifications, ignored mail, and processing errors — what each list is for.
• Settings Inbound address, summary reports, helpdesk forwarding, evaluation rules, and timezone.
• Ingest API Push backup results and notifications from scripts via REST - no email required.
• Integration API Query live backup status counts via REST - for dashboards and monitoring scripts.