Hi all, Public service announcement: If you're setting up bareos for the first time, just use postgresql.
Awhile back we started trying Bareos as a replacement for a commercial backup solution. I used mysql (mariadb actually) as a backend b/c it was listed as supported on the setup page. Debian Stretch. It showed promise until it got into the millions of files. At some point mysql start showing 100% CPU usage and backups stalled. Eventually remembering that postgresql was the recommended database I tried that. The problem has not reoccurred! I'm sure with enough know-how or a newer version mariadb, etc., mariadb could be gotten to work. But I don't want to become a DB expert or fanboy, I just want to get backups done. Also, I wonder how many people trying out bareos for the first time use mariadb and then give up bareos when backups stall out? IMHO it would be wise to list mariadb/mysql as for testing purposes only to avoid losing potential users/customers who get a bad impression of bareos b/c the kind of prefer mariadb but don't really care. Hope that helps someone! Chad. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/aca7fabb-09c2-e9de-d670-896495e44800%40physics.wisc.edu.
