BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Initiate backup from client?

2009-11-12 02:28:05
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Initiate backup from client?
From: Christian Völker <chrischan AT knebb DOT de>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:58:21 +0100
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Hi,

> There are ways to make it work through ssh tunnels established either 
> direction, but for machines where you control both sides, just install 
> openvpn on them, establish the vpn connection when you want a backup or 
> access to the backup copies, and use the web interface to start one when 
> you want.

That's the way I do it here, too.

Laptop will be backed up through OpenVPN. OpenVPN will be started with
system boot, so as soon as the laptop has Internet he's connected
through OpenVPN to the BackupPC server.
As soon as BackupPC wakes up, he schedules a backup for the laptop, who
is connected. Backup runs fine. And as long as there is no Internet
connectiong the BackupPC server just tells me "No ping".

Works great!

No need to perform a manual backup.

Greetings

Christian

> 

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