Hello, Thanks for the help. I didn't mean to say that I was considering github. What I meant to say is that I was considering a local Git repository, accessible by NFS or SSH through the local LAN. But in any case, I am not big fan of the Git idea. Git is not meant to be a backup solution.
I will give Backuppc try. Thanks. Cheers Daniel. On 24 June 2013 03:49, 杨华杰 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Daniel > > I think backupPC is a good solution for your backupPC instead github. For me > , I do not want to waste my bandwidth to upload to internet. The backup > processing could take weeks. > > For me , I used a used machine(5 years ago) and installed ubuntu server. The > initial setup will be a little bit challenge for beginners. But after you > make the first step, you do not need to worry about it. > > For me again, I will check the backup every month to see whether the backup > is working or not, my data is critical. > > Regards, > Hua Jie > > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Adam Goryachev > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 24/06/13 00:02, Doug Lytle wrote: >> > Daniel Carrera wrote: >> >> Anyway, that's my situation. I would love to hear any general advice >> >> you can offer. Do you think I should try with BacupPC? Is there >> >> another backup option that you'd recommend instead? >> > If you have the space and the capabilities to do so, I don't see why >> > not. I use it personally in my home. My data set is no where near that >> > size though. I have it running as a Virtual Machine. >> > >> I think there are a number of issues here: >> 1) Backuppc will not store duplicate copies of files even if you rename >> the directory, however, it will still re-transfer the files during the >> first backup after the rename (even with rsync[d]). >> >> 2) BackupPC expects to store it's data on a local filesystem, NFS may or >> may not support hardlinks, depending on the underlying FS on the NFS >> server. >> >> 3) To get the full benefits of any backup solution, the backup copy >> should be "remote" from the source. This might mean a few metres away >> (protects against some things, but not fire/flood/theft/etc). However, a >> backup on the same physical disk is even worse, since it doesn't even >> protect against physical disk failure. Only you can decide how much >> protection you need based on the data you are working with etc. >> >> Worst case scenario, get yourself an old (or new really cheap single >> board computer like the Raspberry Pi) and connect some new decent size >> HDD's, then run backuppc on this "remote" machine. Bonus for putting it >> in a separate room/building/city/etc... Although keep in mind point one >> above when calculating bandwidth requirements. >> >> I don't know of any backup solution that would be better suited, and >> handle the directory rename any better (except maybe DRBD or similar, >> but that isn't a backup solution, that is more for redundancy). >> >> Regards, >> Adam >> >> -- >> Adam Goryachev >> Website Managers >> www.websitemanagers.com.au >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: >> >> Build for Windows Store. >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> BackupPC-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users >> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net >> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > -- Lord of the rings calendar in your Linux/Unix/Mac terminal: cat /usr/share/calendar/calendar.lotr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
