On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 6:15 PM, Nadav Har'El <n...@math.technion.ac.il>wrote:
> Hi, I'm looking for a "cloud backup" solution for Linux, where I'll be > able to use "rsync", "sftp" (and similar utilities) to a remote server > to back up by files, and when needed, look at individual files (e.g., > using sshfs) or restore all my files. > > I am *not* looking for a solution based on special purpose (and usually, > closed source) utilities or daemons that attempt to decide for me what to > back up and when - I want to be of full control of this process. > > For the last 3 years, I've been using the services of "rsync.net", and > they're doing exactly what I want. However, the storage price I pay them > is 40 cents per gigabyte per month, is 4 times that of Amazon's, so I > think there must be a cheaper solution. > > One thing I've been thinking - wouldn't it be fairly easy to store my > files on Amazon's S3 or even more simply EBS, and then run rsync server > on a micro instance on EC2? Sounds like a cheap, convenient backup > solution for Linux diehards like myself, and I wonder if anyone has > done this before and then I won't need to code this myself? > > > There's http://s3rsync.com - they allow you to use rsync and they act as a layer to S3 Not sure if their pricing model (especially 'to be consumed within X days from the prepayment) fits you, however. and obviously the data goes through them... but that didn't disturb you in rsync.net, so I am suggesting it. HTH, -- Shimi
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