Re: [PLUG] Backup packages

[Chad Vogelsong <csv@gamebox.net>]

I'll second BackupPC. I set it up at my last job to backup 60+ users at 
2 offices, plus several remote (home) workers.  The Windows client was 
easy to setup using the Win version of rsync.

I also use it at home to backup Linux & Windows machines to a central 
server.  From that server, I use a JungleDisk (www.jungledisk.com) 
client ($20 for unlimited home use & free lifetime upgrades) to send the 
backups off site to the Amazon Web Services storage farm.  I send all my 
data off site, including pictures, music & movies to the tune of 140+ 
GB.  My monthly bill for backups is usually around $20 - $25 ($0.15 per 
GB per month, plus a few pennies for data xfer).  Well worth it for the 
piece of mind that we get knowing that if something should happen (fire, 
flood, theft, etc.), all our precious data is retrievable.  All the data 
is encrypted as soon as it leaves the server at home.

You can use other pieces of software to backup to AWS, including OSS 
ones.  I tried JungleDisk and loved it.

Chad

Paul L.Snyder wrote:
> I'm finally getting around to setting up a backup system for all the
> various machines around my house.  Any recommendations as to a good
> package to use?
>
> The backup server is Linux-based, and most of the clients are Linux
> as well.  The option to backup Mac OS and Windows would be nice, but
> is not critical.  The ability to deal intelligently with laptop
> clients, on the other hand, is a sine qua non, as is a FOSS solution.
>
> I'd like something that runs a bit faster than rsync, if possible.
> Currently, I'm running manual rsyncs whenever I happen to remember
> to do so.   Ideally, I'd like to install the client on the various
> machines and forget about it, other than having the server mail the
> logs to me so I can make sure that everything is continuing to run
> smoothly.
>
> Bacula looks like it has a lot of moving parts.  Has anybody played
> with rdiff-backup?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
>
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