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On 27.09.24 22:21, rsbrux wrote:
I have what I think is a simpler solution. My GC data file resides on my
Synology NAS, in a directory that is mounted in the Linux file system. I then
use Synology Hyper Backup to back up all of the user files every night to one
of two alternating USB drives, the other of which is always stored outside of
my apartment. Hyper Backup allows me to retrieve earlier versions with
decreasing granularity: recent versions daily, older versions weekly and even
older versions monthly. Of course, this kind of backup could also be done with
rsync or with MEGA backup, but I found it easier to set up with Synology Hyper
Backup.
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:23:06 +1000
From: Alan Hopkins <hopp...@gmail.com>
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup Solution - Linux Desktop to Synology NAS
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Hi Dennis
This is after the fact, but I use a program call SyncThing - it syncs
my PC's (2 laptops, 1 desktop) which all run Linux and as well, there
is third party SyncThing app for my Synology NAS. Syncing is not
really the same as backing-up but, as I have effectively have the same
files on different drives, I feel happier about it but backup
nevertheless. The beauty of it is that I can log on to any PC and have
the same info (assuming they have all been on the LAN together).
I don't, but I know people also use it with their phones.
Cheers
Hop
On 27/9/24 12:59, Dennis West wrote:
Hopefully this info will help someone that has been struggling with
this issue...
I recently abandoned Windows (after 40 years) and moved to Linux as
my "Daily Driver". I had used Synology's Active Backup for Business
to backup my desktop PC's to my Synology NAS and was happy as a
lark. Trying to install the desktop client for that program on a
Linux PC was problematic at best. I finally gave up.
After using other solutions for several weeks I stumbled on the fact
that Synology had another program called Synology Drive that you
could download from their website. Lo and behold the desktop client
came in a Linux version that downloaded and installed simply &
flawlessly. The client provides all the bells & whistles including
scheduled automatic backup to your NAS. Obviously you could continue
to use Hyper Backup to backup your NAS to the cloud and complete the
3-2-1 backup strategy that I had been using.
If everyone else here already knew all this, I'm sorry to have
wasted your time.
One Happy Camper
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:35:26 +0100
From: Chris Green <c...@isbd.net>
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Backup Solution - Linux Desktop to Synology NAS
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On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 01:23:06PM +1000, Alan Hopkins wrote:
Hi Dennis
This is after the fact, but I use a program call SyncThing - it syncs
my PC's (2 laptops, 1 desktop) which all run Linux and as well, there
is third party SyncThing app for my Synology NAS. Syncing is not
really the same as backing-up but, as I have effectively have the same
files on different drives, I feel happier about it but backup
nevertheless. The beauty of it is that I can log on to any PC and have
the same info (assuming they have all been on the LAN together).
I don't, but I know people also use it with their phones.
As you say syncthing isn't really a backup program. It protects you
against hardware failure as you have other copies of your files but it
doesn't protect you against your own mistakes. If you delete
something by mistake or mess up some GnuCash updates then those errors
will be duplicated on the other systems which are synchronised.
I use syncthing to keep things in step on my desktop and laptop
machines, it means that I can use GnuCash on either machine and
everything I do is copied to the other machine automatically so I can
pick up where I left off on either machine. (Just don't run GnuCash on
bath machines as the same time!).
For backup I use rsync with some simple home made code that automates
the process and gives me incremental backups of all important files.
I do hourly incremental backups on my dekstop machine (to a separate
internal drive) and daily incremental backups to an off-site machine.
The daily backups get 'thinned out' as they get older so there are
weekly backups for a while, monthly for the last year and then yearly
'for ever'.
It's surprising how useful these backups are for recovering from one's
own silly mistakes.
Using rsync for the incremental backups means that only changed files
occupy more space so it's not a very space consuming system.
--
Chris Green
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