Hello,
Thanks for the help. I didn't mean to say that I was considering
github. What I meant to say is that I was considering a local Git
repository, accessible by NFS or SSH through the local LAN. But in any
case, I am not big fan of the Git idea. Git is not meant to be a
backup solution.
I will give Backuppc try. Thanks.
Cheers
Daniel.
On 24 June 2013 03:49, 杨华杰 <yhjhoo AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> Hi Daniel
>
> I think backupPC is a good solution for your backupPC instead github. For me
> , I do not want to waste my bandwidth to upload to internet. The backup
> processing could take weeks.
>
> For me , I used a used machine(5 years ago) and installed ubuntu server. The
> initial setup will be a little bit challenge for beginners. But after you
> make the first step, you do not need to worry about it.
>
> For me again, I will check the backup every month to see whether the backup
> is working or not, my data is critical.
>
> Regards,
> Hua Jie
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Adam Goryachev
> <mailinglists AT websitemanagers.com DOT au> wrote:
>>
>> On 24/06/13 00:02, Doug Lytle wrote:
>> > Daniel Carrera wrote:
>> >> Anyway, that's my situation. I would love to hear any general advice
>> >> you can offer. Do you think I should try with BacupPC? Is there
>> >> another backup option that you'd recommend instead?
>> > If you have the space and the capabilities to do so, I don't see why
>> > not. I use it personally in my home. My data set is no where near that
>> > size though. I have it running as a Virtual Machine.
>> >
>> I think there are a number of issues here:
>> 1) Backuppc will not store duplicate copies of files even if you rename
>> the directory, however, it will still re-transfer the files during the
>> first backup after the rename (even with rsync[d]).
>>
>> 2) BackupPC expects to store it's data on a local filesystem, NFS may or
>> may not support hardlinks, depending on the underlying FS on the NFS
>> server.
>>
>> 3) To get the full benefits of any backup solution, the backup copy
>> should be "remote" from the source. This might mean a few metres away
>> (protects against some things, but not fire/flood/theft/etc). However, a
>> backup on the same physical disk is even worse, since it doesn't even
>> protect against physical disk failure. Only you can decide how much
>> protection you need based on the data you are working with etc.
>>
>> Worst case scenario, get yourself an old (or new really cheap single
>> board computer like the Raspberry Pi) and connect some new decent size
>> HDD's, then run backuppc on this "remote" machine. Bonus for putting it
>> in a separate room/building/city/etc... Although keep in mind point one
>> above when calculating bandwidth requirements.
>>
>> I don't know of any backup solution that would be better suited, and
>> handle the directory rename any better (except maybe DRBD or similar,
>> but that isn't a backup solution, that is more for redundancy).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adam
>>
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>>
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