Personal backup to Amazon S3 – cheap and easy

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  • rclone

    "rsync for cloud storage" - Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, One Drive, Swift, Hubic, Wasabi, Google Cloud Storage, Yandex Files

  • This may be simplified in the future when the rclone gets the archive capability built-in.

  • aws-vault

    A vault for securely storing and accessing AWS credentials in development environments

  • Generally, using IAM users is not the best practice. Instead, it's far better (and more common) to use SSO and grant access through IAM roles. Furthermore, it's even safer (and more convenient) to use tools like Leapp or aws-vault to manage AWS access.

  • 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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  • leapp

    Leapp is the DevTool to access your cloud

  • Generally, using IAM users is not the best practice. Instead, it's far better (and more common) to use SSO and grant access through IAM roles. Furthermore, it's even safer (and more convenient) to use tools like Leapp or aws-vault to manage AWS access.

  • aws-s3-personal-backup

    With this script you can easily backup your files to Amazon S3 paying only $3.70 per TB per month.

  • The whole script with usage instructions is available on GitHub: aws-s3-personal-backup

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