I do client initiated rdiff-backup via locked down ssh key (ie append only) to my server.
Then i run amanda backup weekly to backup the latest pushed backup to tape (ignoring rdiff-backups history). This way i have both a quick restore for normal use and a mostly offline (only turned on during saturdays) safe backup when things really go wrong. On Tue, 31 May 2022, 10:04 Olivier, <olivier.nic...@cs.ait.ac.th> wrote: > Hi, > > I know this is not about Amanda, butt this is about backup. > > I am trying to find a suitable solution for Windows/Mac/Linux > desktops. Amanda has a major flaw: it is working on a pull schedule, the > client must be available when the server is starting the backup. > > But clients tend to have unpredictable schedule, so the backup must be > initiated from the client side. > > Few years ago, I investigated CrashPlan, it had a free server (and the > client is always free), but since, they wanted to kae profit by vending > cloud space, no local server anymore. Most of the solutions I can see > are limited to a cloud storage, or a pull schedule, or do not support > Linux/FreeBSD, or do not have any type of scheduling... > > I am looking at restic, but it is really dry for a secretary, and it > needs a lot of manual install (so the user cannot be independant). (it > has a huge pro though, the server side is SSH, no work to be done on the > server). > > So, what are you using? What would you recommend? > > TIA > > Olivier > -- >
