it’ll still cause downtime, and they’ll probably have a hard time restoring from backup for the first few times it happens, if not for other reason then stress. especially when it updates the wrong moment, or wrong day.
they will leave vulnerable, un-updated containers exposed to the web
that’s the point. Services shouldn’t be exposed to the web, unless the person really knows what they are doing, took the precautions, and applies updates soon after release.
exposing it to the VPN and to tge LAN should be plenty for most. there’s still a risk, but much lower
“backups with Syncthing”
Consider warning the reader that it will not be obvious if backups have stopped, or if a sync folder on the backup pc is in an inconsistent state because of it, as errors are only shown on the web interface or third party tools
cyclicircuit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Yeah I agree with the warnings. One of the things I’m trying to ensure I get across accurately (which will be discussed later in the series) is how to do monitoring. Making sure backups are functioning properly would need to be a part of that.