diff --git a/sysutils/zetaback/Makefile b/sysutils/zetaback/Makefile
index 579ba578ed5c..68de54567750 100644
--- a/sysutils/zetaback/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/zetaback/Makefile
@@ -4,18 +4,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	zetaback
 PORTVERSION=	1.0.7
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
-MASTER_SITES=	http://mirrors.omniti.com/zetaback/
 
 MAINTAINER=	cy@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Zetaback ZFS backup and recovery management system
 
-BROKEN=		unfetchable
-DEPRECATED=	Broken for more than 6 months
-EXPIRATION_DATE=	2020-05-05
+USE_GITHUB=	yes
+GH_ACCOUNT=	omniti-labs
+GH_PROJECT=	zetaback
+GH_TAGNAME=	78d1d08
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	LOCAL BETTER_COMPRESSION
+LOCAL_DESC=	Avoid ssh for localhoost backup
+BETTER_COMPRESSION_DESC=	Allow different compressions for snapshots
+
+LOCAL_EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/opt-localhost.in
+BETTER_COMPRESSION_EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/opt-compression.in
+
 USES=		autoreconf perl5
 USE_PERL5=	run
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
diff --git a/sysutils/zetaback/distinfo b/sysutils/zetaback/distinfo
index c67ac58119e3..b5e5751d2f1d 100644
--- a/sysutils/zetaback/distinfo
+++ b/sysutils/zetaback/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-SHA256 (zetaback-1.0.7.tar.gz) = e4bad4bb4a0149d44e5ae6022519b2927e4c0b5a0da465d47b4e66d707270270
-SIZE (zetaback-1.0.7.tar.gz) = 49934
+TIMESTAMP = 1588460194
+SHA256 (omniti-labs-zetaback-1.0.7-78d1d08_GH0.tar.gz) = 9aa8a5dbbd64f7a35853a58a27764ad4c97d365703ecdfb7079366bb48f24e28
+SIZE (omniti-labs-zetaback-1.0.7-78d1d08_GH0.tar.gz) = 26527
diff --git a/sysutils/zetaback/files/opt-compression.in b/sysutils/zetaback/files/opt-compression.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..987040fbba84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/zetaback/files/opt-compression.in
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+--- zetaback.in.orig	2019-01-31 14:04:38.000000000 -0800
++++ zetaback.in	2020-05-02 16:38:22.402137000 -0700
+@@ -434,11 +434,15 @@
+ 
+ This value defaults to (14 * 86400), or two weeks.
+ 
++=item compressionprogram
++
++Compress files using gzip, bzip2, or xz. Defaults to gzip.
++
+ =item compressionlevel
+ 
+-Compress files using gzip at the specified compression level. 0 means no
+-compression. Accepted values are 1-9. Defaults to 1 (fastest/minimal
+-compression.)
++Compress files using gzip, bzip2, or xz at the specified compression level.
++0 means no compression. Accepted values are 1-9. Defaults to 1
++(fastest/minimal compression.)
+ 
+ =item ssh_config
+ 
+@@ -781,9 +785,18 @@
+ 
+   # compression is meaningless for dataset backups
+   if ($type ne "s") {
++    my $cp = config_get($host, 'compressionprogram');
++    if ($cp ne "xz" && $cp ne "bzip2" && $cp ne "gzip" && $cp ne "") {
++	die "zfs_full_backup: unsupported compression program specified\n";
++    } else ($cp eq "") {
++	$cp = "gzip";
++	my $cl = 1;
++    } else {
++	my $cl = 1;
++    }
+     my $cl = config_get($host, 'compressionlevel');
+     if ($cl >= 1 && $cl <= 9) {
+-        open(LBACKUP, "|gzip -$cl >$store/.$dumpname") ||
++        open(LBACKUP, "|$cp -$cl >$store/.$dumpname") ||
+         die "zfs_do_backup $host:$fs $type: cannot create dump\n";
+     } else {
+         open(LBACKUP, ">$store/.$dumpname") ||
+@@ -1319,16 +1332,22 @@
+   else {
+     $command = "__ZFS__ recv $fs";
+   }
++  my $cp = config_get($host, 'compressionprogram');
++  if ($cp ne "xz" && $cp ne "bzip2" && $cp ne "gzip" && $cp ne "") {
++      die "zfs_full_backup: unsupported compression program specified\n";
++  } elsif ($cp eq "") {
++      $cp = "gzip";
++  }
+   if ($file) {
+     print " => piping $file to $command\n" if($DEBUG);
+-    print "gzip -dfc $file | ssh $ssh_config $host $command\n" if ($DEBUG && $NEUTERED);
++    print "$cp -dfc $file | ssh $ssh_config $host $command\n" if ($DEBUG);
+   } elsif ($dataset) {
+     print " => piping $dataset to $command using zfs send\n" if ($DEBUG);
+     print "zfs send $dataset | ssh $ssh_config $host $command\n" if ($DEBUG && $NEUTERED);
+   }
+   unless($NEUTERED) {
+     if ($file) {
+-      open(DUMP, "gzip -dfc $file |");
++      open(DUMP, "$cp -dfc $file |");
+     } elsif ($dataset) {
+       open(DUMP, "__ZFS__ send $dataset |");
+     }
diff --git a/sysutils/zetaback/files/opt-localhost.in b/sysutils/zetaback/files/opt-localhost.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6035e9cf1eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/zetaback/files/opt-localhost.in
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--- zetaback.in.orig	2020-05-02 21:18:03 UTC
++++ zetaback.in
+@@ -769,7 +769,11 @@ sub zfs_remove_snap($$$) {
+   }
+   return unless($snap);
+   print "Dropping $snap on $fs\n" if($DEBUG);
+-  `ssh $ssh_config $host $agent -z $fs -d $snap`;
++  if ($host eq "localhost") {
++      `$agent -z $fs -d $snap`;
++  } else {
++      `ssh $ssh_config $host $agent -z $fs -d $snap`;
++  }
+ }
+ 
+ # Lots of args.. internally called.
+@@ -832,7 +836,12 @@ sub zfs_do_backup($$$$$$;$) {
+       die "Child exit value: $ev" if ($ev);
+     }
+     else {
+-      my @cmd = ('ssh', split(/ /, $ssh_config), $host, $agent, '-z', $fs);
++      my @cmd;
++      if ($host eq "localhost") {
++         @cmd = ($agent, '-z', $fs);
++      } else  {
++         @cmd = ('ssh', split(/ /, $ssh_config), $host, $agent, '-z', $fs);
++      }
+       if ($type eq "i" || ($type eq "s" && $base)) {
+         push @cmd, ("-i", $base);
+       }
+@@ -1346,7 +1359,11 @@ sub zfs_restore_part($$$$;$) {
+       open(DUMP, "__ZFS__ send $dataset |");
+     }
+     eval {
+-      open(RECEIVER, "| ssh $ssh_config $host $command");
++      if ($host eq "localhost") {
++	  open(RECEIVER, "| $command");
++      } else {
++	  open(RECEIVER, "| ssh $ssh_config $host $command");
++      }
+       my $buffer;
+       while(my $len = sysread(DUMP, $buffer, $BLOCKSIZE)) {
+         if(syswrite(RECEIVER, $buffer, $len) != $len) {
+@@ -1573,7 +1590,12 @@ sub plan_and_run($$) {
+     # Get list of zfs filesystems from the agent
+     open(SILENT, ">&", \*STDERR);
+     close(STDERR);
+-    my $rv = open(ZFSLIST, "ssh $ssh_config $host $agent -l |");
++    my $rv;
++    if ($host eq "localhost") {
++      $rv = open(ZFSLIST, "$agent -l |");
++    } else {
++      $rv = open(ZFSLIST, "ssh $ssh_config $host $agent -l |");
++    }
+     open(STDERR, ">&", \*SILENT);
+     close(SILENT);
+     next unless $rv;
diff --git a/sysutils/zetaback/files/patch-zetaback.in b/sysutils/zetaback/files/patch-zetaback.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ce8694871b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/zetaback/files/patch-zetaback.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- zetaback.in.orig	2019-01-31 22:04:38 UTC
++++ zetaback.in
+@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ sub plan_and_run($$) {
+ 
+     foreach my $diskline (@disklist) {
+       chomp($diskline);
+-      next unless($diskline =~ /^(\S+) \[([^\]]*)\](?: {([^}]*)})?/);
++      next unless($diskline =~ /^(\S+) \[([^\]]*)\](?: \{([^}]*)\})?/);
+       my $diskname = $1;
+       my %snaps;
+       map { $snaps{$_} = 1 } (split(/,/, $2));