On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 10:58 AM, kswan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am looking into methods of setting up online backups for a small > business file server running Ubuntu server. This will be for backups > of the data, not the OS. > > Requirements: > Completely automated backups > Encrypted data in online storage and during transmission > Incremental upload so we don't have to upload the whole dataset each > backup > Frequency: daily > > I am considering using storage on a hosting account via FTP or using > Amazon S3. curlftpfs and s3fs look interesting.
I suggest to avoid using storage on a hosting account unless you have a dedicated server. If you're on a shared server, you're likely to use enough disk space to cause trouble. > > This article (http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9880) looks like an > interesting solution. > > Any thoughts or suggestions on this will be appreciated. When I recently asked about backups for my home network[0], I ended up going with BackupPC. It's great for me, but might not work for you if you have to transfer over a slow link. The biggest benefits have been in storage savings on the backup server and ease of recovery of single files or directories without having to download 5-10GB archive files. Another option that I haven't seen mentioned is http://rsync.net/ I think they meet all of your requirements and they're friendly to Open Source. I haven't used them, but maybe someone on the list has and can offer their experiences. You might also be interested in their FAQ[1] [0] http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk/browse_thread/thread/b2c99ca48e3b298a [1] http://www.rsync.net/resources/faq.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
