a question for linux-using friends
What do you use to do backups?
a question for linux-using friends
@vy just plain rsync to external disk. I keep meaning to learn to use some incremental backup tool but never get around to it.
also for daily use I have a nextcloud in a hosting service and all my work files, books etc. are in git repos inside the nextcloud folder
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a question for linux-using friends
@elilla @vy I've been using borg with borgmatic for a while now, it was relatively straightforward to get set up and works well backing up to both external storage/a friends server/space I rent at borgbase.com
they have a gui thingie (vorta?) too that might make things even easier but haven't tried it myself
Re: a question for linux-using friends
@f0x @elilla Thanks for the tip! Borg seems to be working great so far, and with minimal setup.
It looks like the built-in Borg configuration that comes with NixOS effectively replaces borgmatic (using vanilla prune commands and systemd services), which is neat.
Borg is way better than rsync at deduplicating between snapshots.