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by blop 845 days ago
Just use syncthing ...
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Was this a layup for the classic Dropbox comment? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
I really just want a nicer `borg-backup` that doesn't involve an SSH server. And to finally dust off my home server. And... and...
Restic supports a similar feature set to Borg (open source, locally encrypted backups, content-addressed snapshots instead separate incremental+full backups, etc) but also works with dumb file hosts (S3, Backblaze B2, a local drive, etc).
Indeed, and it's a powerful combination. With "autorestic" as a bit of a front end, I have backups going to a local SSD, home NAS, and Backblaze B2. My B2 storage is under 200 GB so far, but has also cost basically nothing. For that, I have at least some chance of getting data back if the house burns down.
Syncthing on at least one server with zfs or btrfs snapshots