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   Mr. Teatime (mr_teatime@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 03:19:13 JST Mr. Teatime

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   • Elena Rossini ⁂

   @_elena
   On my desktops, I set up #BorgBackup, but using #Vorta as GUI client, so I don't need to memorize specific commands.
   ...works like a charm once the #Borg server is configured. It keeps a version per day or more, automatically thins out the backup, only transfers differences after the first backup, compresses the data in storage, all via GUI. So nice!

   Request: I'd love to read details about your experience with #Yunohost. Been wondering whether it's worth the trouble...
   @st3fan

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     • Elena Rossini ⁂

     @_elena
     Long-time Linux desktop user here (but very rarely dealing with server stuff):

     The golden rule of backups is to have three copies if everything: The original, one local and one remote backup.

     The cool thing about local "snapshots" is that they only take up the space of files that have changed and can be "mounted" almost instantly -- but if they're on the same drive as the original, they don't count as "proper backup" in some regards. They're more like "quicksave" points.
     @st3fan

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     • Elena Rossini ⁂

     @_elena
     I spent a few days comparing backup providers last winter, and it really depends on what you need them for. I settled for a Hetzner storage box that gets me 1TB via sftp or rsync, ... and lets me set up a borg server, so I can back up and restore what I like, as often as I like., for 3.80€/month.
     Thanks to compression, there's >1TB of stuff backed up, from multiple devices, with space to spare.

     Setup took me a bit, so I took notes in case I need to do it again (or someone asks)