How to deploy an off-site data back-up server at a friend's house?

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  • pivpn

    The Simplest VPN installer, designed for Raspberry Pi

    • https://pivpn.io Runs on Debian easy 5 minute WireGuard tunnel install 1 forwarded port.

  • zincrsend

    Incremental ZFS send/recv backup script

    • ZFS incremental snapshots. This will send encrypted datasets to the remote server. They don't need to be mounted (or password known on the remote node). Also manages snapshots retention. Setup as a cronjob and your backup server will essentially be a mirror of your local ZFS datasets, encrypted and no local access.

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  • gocryptfs

    Encrypted overlay filesystem written in Go

    • Rsync + https://nuetzlich.net/gocryptfs/

  • BorgBackup

    Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

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