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Where to start with backups? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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hi peeps.

Im early on my selfhosting journey and managed to setup some things as a test in docker. the main service im looking to run is ERPNext. after a while I got it up and running so now I want to back this up including all the customization I did in the app.

where to start with this? any intuitive guide?

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[–] 7 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

I backup the whole / with borg

It has insane deduplication and compression and it creates a structure kind of like git, so you can have lots of incrimental versions without using much space.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Borg is a solid choice, but over the last couple years I’ve transitioned to Restic which prefer slightly. It seems a lot faster, has better usability/ergonomics, and easier to configure a write-only setup (so your server can write snapshots, but is incapable of deleting and such).

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I've never tried restic.

    I'm happy with borg and no real reason to switch.

    Just wanted to add that borgmatic is like a configuration manager for borg backup. Still CLI & config file, and just running borg commands on the back end, but adds some nice features like notifications while really simplifying the configuration required.

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