Comment on What is your preferred method for backing up several TB of data?
solrize@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I use Borg Backup to a Hetzner storage box but doing the same thing to a disk array would work fine. How much data are you talking about? What is the usage picture? Backup and archiving are really not the same thing.
jkrtn@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
I was looking at Borg but that’s one of the tools where it seems like I need the entire replicated copy of the dataset locally to add more. I believe Borg can open a view into previous versions of the data, so it’s technically append only, but I’d find that process tedious.
These are a couple TB and mostly photos I’ve taken. I’d like to be able to browse and edit at some point, but my primary concern right now is keeping a copy of everything.
solrize@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Yeah that’s more of an archive than a backup scenario. I have a small self hosted Nextcloud that I use for stuff like that. For a few TB, you might consider Hetzner Storage Cloud which is really Nextcloud. It is backed up daily which is a help.
jkrtn@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
How was it setting up and running Nextcloud? I’m very curious about their office software, looks fun.
solrize@lemmy.world 7 months ago
As I remember, setting it up was kind of a pain, but once runnnig it hasn’t neded attention. I don’t use the fancy apps. Also, by now there might be an apt package or docker container or something of that sort. I haven’t used their fancy apps much. My main use of it is to upload photos from my phone so I can access them from other devices.