I backup my files via rsync then have some essentially docker containers backed up and running in case the first one goes down :)

  • tritonium@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    A copy of data isn’t really a backup, that’s also why RAID isn’t a backup. You should have proper backups with something like borg or restic.

    • thagoat@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      21·
      12 days ago

      You do realize that what borg and restic do is make copies of your data, right?

      • kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        12 days ago

        In such a way that it checks the integrity of the files. Which a normal copy paste does not do. Rsync does this as well bdw.

        • Asparagus0098@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          10 days ago

          I think you have a misunderstanding. Restic and Borg checks the integrity of the backup repository and not the files being backed up.

        • thagoat@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          11·
          11 days ago

          None of those programs verifies integrity. Borg deduplicates, and optionally encrypts data. Restic is a front end for rsync, which only offers incremental back up. Meaning, restic/rsync compares your source and destination directories, and if the data are identical it does nothing, but if there are any changes it will upload only that changed data. None of the apps care what the data are, you can backup gibberish and they will happily put it another place for you.

      • tritonium@midwest.socialEnglish
        11·
        9 days ago

        You do realize that it actually does a lot more than that right which is what makes it a proper backup system, right? If all it did was sync a copy of data then it wouldn’t be a proper backup. As I already pointed out, so let me know if I need to slow it down further for you.

          • tritonium@midwest.socialEnglish
            1·
            13 hours ago

            A synced copy of data doesn’t protect against accidental file deletions… that is why RAID isn’t a backup, that is why snapRAID isn’t a backup, that is why syncthing is not a backup, that is why any kind of synced copy is not a backup. Let me know if you’re still struggling with this VERY basic concept… that has had it’s own little phrase parroted for decades, “RAID is not a backup.”

            • thagoat@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              1·
              1 hour ago

              Well thank you, but you haven’t tried to explain any of this VERY basic concept you speak of, you’ve just told me that RAID isn’t backup. No one but you brought up RAID.

              Nice try, son. Now, stick to mansplaining something you actually understand and can articulate.