I just got my home server up and running and was wondering what you guys recommend for backups. I figure it will probably be worth having backups on cloud servers tjay are external, are there any good services yall use for that?

  • johntash@eviltoast.orgEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    rsync.net is great if you need something simple and cheap. Backblaze B2 is also decent, but does have the typical download and API usage cost.

    • Crazeeeyez@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I had never heard of rsync.net until now. I like the idea but it seems more expensive than B2. $15/TB vs $5/TB. Am I doing the math wrong or reading it wrong?

      • johntash@eviltoast.orgEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I don’t see it on their website right now, but they offer a discount if you’re using something like restic/borg and only need scp/sftp access. Their support is also super friendly. I’ve had an account forever and got moved to the 100+ TB pricing even though I have < 50TB stored. YMMV but it doesn’t hurt to ask if they have any additional discounts.

        Also keep in mind that B2 charges for bandwidth too. It’s $5/TB for storage, but $10/TB to download that same data.

        • Crazeeeyez@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Sure but backup is mostly data in (free on B2). Data out is rare, if ever.

          If i wasn’t backing up 12TB+ I would actually go with rsync for the features though.

          Borgbase looks interesting, too.