Can I get some feedback for my strategy to restore my servers in worst case scenario?

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  • Ansible

    Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.

  • Once machines are installed, you deploy your software with Ansible or similar config management.

  • foreman

    an application that automates the lifecycle of servers (by theforeman)

  • Individual machines should be bootstraped via PXE. You can use a system like MAAS, Cobbler, Foreman, Collins, etc.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • restic

    Fast, secure, efficient backup program

  • For the data backups, I recommend something that does continuous incremental snapshots. Something like Restic or Kopia. These do point-in-time file-level snapshots with de-duplication and encryption at rest.

  • kopia

    Cross-platform backup tool for Windows, macOS & Linux with fast, incremental backups, client-side end-to-end encryption, compression and data deduplication. CLI and GUI included.

  • For the data backups, I recommend something that does continuous incremental snapshots. Something like Restic or Kopia. These do point-in-time file-level snapshots with de-duplication and encryption at rest.

  • Cobbler

    Cobbler is a versatile Linux deployment server

  • Individual machines should be bootstraped via PXE. You can use a system like MAAS, Cobbler, Foreman, Collins, etc.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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