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November 8, 2006 in Uncategorized
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Linux based backup solutions using RSYNC
November 1, 2006 in Backup, Hosting, Linux
This one is of the more manual kind and requires comand line knowledge and you needs to edit batch files to make it work.
Rsync is a Linux/Unix tool that transfers files from one computer to another.
Here’s an example of the use of RSYNC:
rsync -e ssh -av username@servername.domain.com:remote_directory local_directory
The steps to backup your files can be summarised like this
- Make a directory on your Linux-server to store your backups
- Create daily/weekly/monthly snapshots of your files. I havent researched how to do this yet. There’s lots of documentation of this process on the internet
- Find a way to make incremental backups, maybe RSYNC already does this
- Transfer the files to Dreamhost or another webhoster using RSYNC
Pros
- Can do whatevere you want
- Makes use of incredibly cheap storage
- Can be automated
- Uses encryption and can compress files
Cons
- Requires knowledge of Unix comands
- Dependant of the bandwith of the web hoster. Dreamhost is at times slow.
Popularity: 5% [?]
by knut
Cobian backup software
November 1, 2006 in Backup
In my research for good backup solutions I found the Cobian backup program. It uses ordinary ftp to copy files and directories to a ftp server of your choice. It works like a simple ftp client and runs as a service and with a good scheduler. This makes it possible to have unatended backups running. Cobian semms to have encryption features to make secure backups and it can have incremental backup tasks.
The good
- FTP makes it possible to make offline bakcups to a webhost
- FTP makes it possible to restore from any ftp clients
- Incremental backup ensures you only backup changed files after the first full backup
- Integrated encryption
The bad
- Runs only on Microsoft Windows
- No restore functionality from the program. Must use ftp
Popularity: 3% [?]