You can download the official B2 command line tool from these instructions, but I’m installing the package from the AUR using pacaur. Sign up for a B2 account if you don’t have one already. It seemed to be the most popular program, it supports incremental backups and B2 storage, and supports encryption with GPG. While looking for backup programs, I compared the following:

And if you need to upload up to 40TB of data, you can request a Fireball (not free, but still cool). But, if that’s not enough, they offer free restores via USB flash drive or external HDD if your data is too big to download. I was already subscribed to their great blog where they post yearly stats on their hard drives. They seemed to be the cheapest, had the most straight-forward pricing, and were the easiest to setup with the backup program I was using.įull disclosure, I was already a Backblaze fanboy. I ended up choosing Backblaze B2 storage.

While looking for cloud storage providers, I compared the following: I was not interested in a file syncing service (e.g., Google Drive or Dropbox) or a cloud backup solution (e.g., Crashplan or Carbonite). The setup below is my final goal and will fulfill my 3-2-1 requirement.įor this, I was looking for a raw storage endpoint with some sort of API or command line interface. My idea is to centralize all my backups to one location, then send the backups offsite to a cloud storage provider. I’d like to add cloud storage for a full 3-2-1 backup.

Every couple weeks, I perform a backup to both and rotate the drives (this covers a 2-1-1 backup).

The golden rule is to follow the 3-2-1 method for backups:Ĭurrently, I keep an encrypted external HDD at home and another at work. Recently, I’ve been thinking more and more about backups for my small (but growing) homelab.

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