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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @1337
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      @pete-s said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

      An USB drive hanging of a colo rackserver isn't what I call a backup.

      As a USB connection is a network one (layer 2) and it's an external box, I'd consider it a backup, just a poor one. But technically, a USB connected disk is just a really crappy SAN. So if a SAN is considered good enough to be a back up, then a USB drive qualifies in that way.

      To make a USB drive not qualify you'd have to come up with additional rules around backups like that they require internal redundancy (ruling out nearly all backup media like tape), that they need a minimum distance from the machine, etc. USB, as long as it is external, has both the network and physical separation. But is not protected from ransomware, but neither is any SAN.

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      • ObsolesceO
        Obsolesce
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        I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

        Site:
        https://github.com/restic/restic

        Documentation:
        https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

        I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
          last edited by

          @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

          I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

          Site:
          https://github.com/restic/restic

          Documentation:
          https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

          I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

          https://restic.net/

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            Direct backup to both SFTP and loads of cloud providers, very nice.

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            • black3dynamiteB
              black3dynamite @Obsolesce
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              @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

              I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

              Site:
              https://github.com/restic/restic

              Documentation:
              https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

              I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

              I’ve only tested it with backing up nextcloud user data and it’s been working great so far.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
                last edited by

                @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

                Site:
                https://github.com/restic/restic

                Documentation:
                https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

                I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

                I’ve only tested it with backing up nextcloud user data and it’s been working great so far.

                What are you backing up to?

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                • black3dynamiteB
                  black3dynamite @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                  @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                  @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                  I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

                  Site:
                  https://github.com/restic/restic

                  Documentation:
                  https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

                  I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

                  I’ve only tested it with backing up nextcloud user data and it’s been working great so far.

                  What are you backing up to?

                  I only tried an external hard drive and sftp to a Linux Server. I would like to try Backblaze.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
                    last edited by

                    @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                    @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                    @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                    I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

                    Site:
                    https://github.com/restic/restic

                    Documentation:
                    https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

                    I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

                    I’ve only tested it with backing up nextcloud user data and it’s been working great so far.

                    What are you backing up to?

                    I only tried an external hard drive and sftp to a Linux Server. I would like to try Backblaze.

                    I would like to check out Wasabi.

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                      @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                      @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                      @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                      I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

                      Site:
                      https://github.com/restic/restic

                      Documentation:
                      https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

                      I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

                      I’ve only tested it with backing up nextcloud user data and it’s been working great so far.

                      What are you backing up to?

                      I only tried an external hard drive and sftp to a Linux Server. I would like to try Backblaze.

                      I would like to check out Wasabi.

                      At first glance, https://wasabi.com/pricing/ looks like it could be a little cheaper than B2. Would definitely be cheaper if you need to download significant amounts often.

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                      • stacksofplatesS
                        stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                        @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                        I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

                        Site:
                        https://github.com/restic/restic

                        Documentation:
                        https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

                        I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

                        https://restic.net/

                        Borg and Restic are really similar. Borg supports less targets but is faster. They are both pretty good simple utilities. I have Borg running at home for my laptop but I don't need S3 support or anything.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                          @travisdh1 said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                          @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                          @black3dynamite said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                          @obsolesce said in Backup Systems without on-site external storage:

                          I've recently come across Restic and looks great:

                          Site:
                          https://github.com/restic/restic

                          Documentation:
                          https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

                          I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my list to try on my KVM server using Google's cloud as a test.

                          I’ve only tested it with backing up nextcloud user data and it’s been working great so far.

                          What are you backing up to?

                          I only tried an external hard drive and sftp to a Linux Server. I would like to try Backblaze.

                          I would like to check out Wasabi.

                          At first glance, https://wasabi.com/pricing/ looks like it could be a little cheaper than B2. Would definitely be cheaper if you need to download significant amounts often.

                          That was its selling point - a bit cheaper than even B2, but with full S3 compatibility.

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