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Ask Slashdot: Network Backup Solution Out of the Box?

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-fuss dept.

First time accepted submitter file terminator writes "I want to buy a network drive for home usage, and am looking for something that would allow for secure and encrypted remote backups over the Internet to a second network drive, preferably advanced enough that all drive content does not have to be transmitted every time. The solution may come as a pair of network drives, and two-way synching would actually be a plus. The drives would be behind respective NATs and setup must allow connecting to any target port. The solution should be readily available (no obscure/local brands/solutions) and not unreasonably expensive. Does anyone have any recommendations for a full out of the box solution?"

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  1. I use SpiderOak by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 4, Informative

    I tried to roll my own for like forever, and eventually just gave up and went for SpiderOak:
    https://spideroak.com/

    It can be configured to do sync, backup, or something in between. Probably not exactly what you are looking for but perhaps worth a look none the less.

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    .: Max Romantschuk :: http://max.romantschuk.fi/
  2. rsync? by silas_moeckel · · Score: 3, Informative

    Over ssh, did this with a couple linksys routers years ago.

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    No sir I dont like it.
    1. Re:rsync? by Iphtashu+Fitz · · Score: 3, Informative

      If you're going to use rsync then I'd recommend using rsnapshot, which is essentially a perl script that makes rsync even more powerful. It's basically a poor-mans version of Apple's Time Machine software. It'll keep hourly/daily/weekly/monthly snapshots in such a way that disk usage is optimized, and the number & timing of snapshots can be fully configured.