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linux-timemachine
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Ask HN: What compression doesn't re-include the same file multiple times?
> I am concerned about the longevity of my archives
If you're concerned about archival longevity, and I for one certainly are, then maybe consider not to compress at all. Both compression and encryption add to obscurity and loss of redundancy in the backup. Using a widely understood file system and a very obvious arrangement of the data (for me that means: directories with dates, below a tree of files that mimics their original locations) will be a huge plus should the data have to be recovered at some point in the future.
Personally I am using a slightly adapted version of https://github.com/cytopia/linux-timemachine for this task. You do get de-duplication for the file transfer, but each file is written as it was on the target. You'll get a timestamped directory for each time a backup was run. Like MacOS' timemachine, the script uses hard links to de-duplicate identical files across different timestamped directories so the overall space requirement for that incremental backup you did an hour or a day later can be very small.
I can certify that this setup, while it does not occupy the least conceivable amount of storage area, is very amenable to be searched and trivial to use for recovery. much better in this regard than any kind of compressed archive format which are always a pain in terms of searchability and so on.
- What's the simplest way to take a snapshot of your server
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Good data backups?
And for file version history and to protect against accidental deletion i use linux-timemachine which backs up over SSH to the same server and keeps versioned incremental backups. This backup also includes my entire /home folder so all apps, appdata and config is contained here.
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What is your favourite Linux backup software and why?
Linux-TimeMachine: https://github.com/cytopia/linux-timemachine
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Best practices for backups
If you only want to backup specific folders i like the tool linux-timemachine which uses rsync and hardlinks to create incremental backups based on a input and output folder.
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Tumbleweed without btrfs/snapper?
You know, another option might be to just rely on something external to your machine if you're worried enough. When I'm dealing with personal machines (usually servers) that are important to me, I usually use Backblaze B2. You could maybe even try using open source variants of Time Machine designed for Linux machines or Borg Backup...though, to be fair, I've never really tried using them for backing up my entire system ( "/" ) partition (https://github.com/cytopia/linux-timemachine).
- cytopia/linux-timemachine - Rsync-based OSX-like time machine for Linux, MacOS and BSD for atomic and resumable local and remote backups
- rsync based linux timemachine clone - now with full remote support
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Rsync-based OSX-like time machine for Linux, MacOS and BSD for atomic and resumable local and remote backups
linux-timemachine
BorgBackup
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Ask HN: Open-source Windows 11 backup solutions
i use - and recommend - "borgbackup": for example with the "vorta" graphical frontend
* https://www.borgbackup.org/
* https://vorta.borgbase.com/install/windows/
just my 0.02€
- I Backup
- Ask HN: For what purposes do you use a Raspberry Pi?
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Duplicity
I used this many, many years ago but switched to Borg[0] about five years ago. Duplicity required full backups with incremental deltas, which meant my backups ended up using too much disk space. Borg lets you prune older backups at will, because of chunk tracking and deduplication there is no such thing as an incremental backup.
[0] https://www.borgbackup.org/
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What do you use for VPS backup? Would improved borg setup - pull mode - be enough? Or, do you use something else?
Currently, I'm auto-backing it up with borg (push mode) through wireguard tunnel to NAS behind ISP's CGNAT. The borg takes care of deduplication in SQL file, so incremental update (even in append-only mode) is very small for PostgreSQL dump.
- Borg CVE fix requires migration
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Kopia: Open-Source, Fast and Secure Open-Source Backup Software
Borg 2 has been in development for nearly a year and a half [1] and may probably be released early next year, i.e., early 2024 (just a guess, seeing that even RC1 is not yet released and seems to have a lot of work to be done).
Does anyone know how Borg 1.x and 2 would compare to Kopia?
[1]: https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/issues/6602
- Home backup solution?
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disc space is not freeing
You could use borgbackup.
- My deduplication solution written in Rust beats everything else: casync, borg...
What are some alternatives?
docker-pihole-sync - A Docker Container To Sync Two Piholes
Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!
TimeShift - System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.
Duplicity - Unnoficial fork of Duplicity - Bandwidth Efficient Encrypted Backup
snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications
Rsnapshot - a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)
restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program
rsync-time-backup - Time Machine style backup with rsync.
Butterfly-Backup - Butterfly Backup is a simple command line wrapper of rsync for complex task, written in python.
UrBackup - UrBackup - Client/Server Open Source Network Backup for Windows, MacOS and Linux