Backing up Linux machines to my home server?

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Backup Deduplication Python Utilities Shell

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  • 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.

    • You could use Kopia. Run Repository Server on the server and then set up cron jobs on the laptops to create Kopia snapshots on whatever interval you want.

  • rsync-time-backup

    Time Machine style backup with rsync.

    • https://github.com/laurent22/rsync-time-backup or https://torsion.org/borgmatic/ could come in handy.

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  • borgmatic

    Simple, configuration-driven backup software for servers and workstations

    • https://github.com/laurent22/rsync-time-backup or https://torsion.org/borgmatic/ could come in handy.

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