Ask HN: What is your go-to backup system for Linux servers?

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by dom9301k • 4 years ago

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Except the evergreen rsync

muscaw• 4 years ago

I have been using duplicity so far and it does the job

rurban• 4 years ago

duplicity also. it's the default on most distros, and it's way better than pure rsync.

ciprian_craciun• 4 years ago

Currently I would recommend Restic <https://restic.net/>, which I use it both for personal and professional backups. It can have some rough edges, but all-in-all it's the "best" (as in a good balance between ease of use, complexity and sustainability) for my own use-case.

In the past I've used `rdiff-backup` due to the lack of a better suited (to my use-case) alternative.

Please note the emphasis on "my use-case"! Thus, a good backup solution must make sense for your own context. Choosing the most "popular" solution might not be a good option if it's too complex (or expensive) for you to use, or the worst case scenario to recover data from.

Perhaps start small: even a copy (i.e. `rsync`) of your data on an external hard-drive is good enough than nothing at all, or if using OSX then try TimeMachine first. Then gradually move to better suited solutions.

mergy• 4 years ago

Another vote here for restic along with hot rsyncs as needed to a TrueNas

IcePic• 4 years ago

Kopia is nice (kopia.io)

aborsy• 4 years ago

ZFS send to a TrueNAS server if you can have it, otherwise Restic to anywhere.

Ask HN: What is your go-to backup system for Linux servers?

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