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How should I do backups? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I have a server running Debian with 24 TB of storage. I would ideally like to back up all of it, though much of it is torrents, so only the ones with low seeders really need backed up. I know about the 321 rule but it sounds like it would be expensive. What do you do for backups? Also if anyone uses tape drives for backups I am kinda curious about that potentially for offsite backups in a safe deposit box or something.

TLDR: title.

Edit: You have mentioned borg and rsync, and while borg looks good, I want to go with rsync as it seems to be more actively maintained. I would like to also have my backups encrypted, but rsync doesn't seem to have that built in. Does anyone know what to do for encrypted backups?

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

30m away

30 minutes, 30 miles, or 30 metres?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes.

    I'm sure one can reasonably infer that I do not mean 30 meters.

    Conveniently at highway speeds 30 minutes and 30 miles away are essentially equal.

    I'll try and use appropriate notation next time

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I was just joking :)

    30 minutes can vary a lot depending on traffic. If there's traffic, it can take me 30-40 minutes to get home from work even though it's only 11 miles away and ~15 mins with no traffic.

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