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Centralized backup server (with clients)? (eviltoast.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does anyone have recommendations for centralized backup servers that use the server/client model?

My backups are relatively simple in that I use rsync to pull everything from remote machines to a single server and then run restic on that server to back them up and also copy that backup to cloud storage.

I've been looking at some other software again like Bacula/Bareos/UrBackup and wondering if anyone's currently using one of them or something like it that they like?

Ideally I'm looking for a more user-friendly polished interface for managing backups across multiple servers and desktops/laptops. I'm testing Bareos now, but it'll probably not work out since the web ui doesn't allow adding new jobs/volumes/etc.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Restic for servers, Kopia for desktops. Restic tends to end up with problematic locks on systems that shutdown uncleanly sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Another comment recommended Kopia, I've been testing it out on a desktop and one vm and it seems good so far. Was there a reason you aren't using Kopia on the servers too?

I use restic for servers currently, but might try kopia since having a basic web ui is kind of nice to see what's being backed up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have more experience with Restic so I’m more comfortable with it on servers, but the lock files don’t work properly on desktops that shutdown uncleanly.