[bmaeser]

on servers i run a couple of homebrew shell scripts to do backups. on some i use the backup-gem (https://github.com/backup/backup)

on my workstation/notebook (both apple computers) i use time machine with different external harddrives i rotate weekly.

all setups run automated, but sometimes i trigger them manually (usually right before and/or after some major change in configuration, or when lots of new data are on the drives (eg: i copy all the holliday photos onto my laptop)

i run regular checks on server backups, e.g. check if they "are there" and if i could restore them properly if needed.