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, 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
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