Can anyone recommend a commercial off site remote backup service with a client (preferably FOSS) for CentOS 5, preferably that allows encryption of the data being backed up? Small scale, I'm primarily looking to just back up my mail folder on my server. I've been backing it up to local hd via rsync but that drive just died, I'd prefer to have it backed up to somewhere more stable than a home box and automated via cron (cli tools a must), but encryption is important, people are snoopy and I'm paranoid about that sort of stuff.
----- "Michael A. Peters" <mpeters at mac.com> wrote:> Can anyone recommend a commercial off site remote backup service with > a > client (preferably FOSS) for CentOS 5, preferably that allows > encryption > of the data being backed up? > > Small scale, I'm primarily looking to just back up my mail folder on > my > server. > > I've been backing it up to local hd via rsync but that drive just > died, > I'd prefer to have it backed up to somewhere more stable than a home > box > and automated via cron (cli tools a must), but encryption is > important, > people are snoopy and I'm paranoid about that sort of stuff.http://rsync.net/ I have not used them personally, but a few acquaintances have been using them for a year or two with no problems. 'It just works.' --Tim
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 thus Michael A. Peters spake:> Can anyone recommend a commercial off site remote backup service with a > client (preferably FOSS) for CentOS 5, preferably that allows encryption > of the data being backed up? > > Small scale, I'm primarily looking to just back up my mail folder on my > server. > > I've been backing it up to local hd via rsync but that drive just died, > I'd prefer to have it backed up to somewhere more stable than a home box > and automated via cron (cli tools a must), but encryption is important, > people are snoopy and I'm paranoid about that sort of stuff.I'd like to recommend duplicity. I have it running at my employers site for multiple customers with each one backup up data in the TiByte+ range. Works like a charm. http://wiki.centos.org/Newsletter/1003#head-95339dd68454e3625bedea8ee587fdf5ee092b28 HTH, Timo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with CentOS - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFMXtviO/2mgkVVV7kRAgYLAJ43sURB6GZ6SGEDUDzqlYGClUqkvQCdFauX 39nKjY4ghFSpEUrpvmvErJM=eveX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Michael A. Peters writes:> Can anyone recommend a commercial off site remote backup service with a > client (preferably FOSS) for CentOS 5, preferably that allows encryption > of the data being backed up? > > Small scale, I'm primarily looking to just back up my mail folder on my > server. > > I've been backing it up to local hd via rsync but that drive just died, > I'd prefer to have it backed up to somewhere more stable than a home box > and automated via cron (cli tools a must), but encryption is important, > people are snoopy and I'm paranoid about that sort of stuff. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centosI am also looking for encrypted remote backups, been searching the internetz for a while. The only service worth considering so far (imho) is Colin Percival's tarsnap (www.tasnap.com). Let me know which solution you choose, I'm interested. -- Nux! www.nux.ro
Greetings, On 8/8/10, Michael A. Peters <mpeters at mac.com> wrote:> Can anyone recommend a commercial off site remote backup service with a > client (preferably FOSS) for CentOS 5, preferably that allows encryption > of the data being backed up? > > Small scale, I'm primarily looking to just back up my mail folder on my > server. > > I've been backing it up to local hd via rsync but that drive just died, > I'd prefer to have it backed up to somewhere more stable than a home box > and automated via cron (cli tools a must), but encryption is important, > people are snoopy and I'm paranoid about that sort of stuff.Dunno how http://nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/ will work for you. Comments solicited from esteemed members. Of course Amanda, Bacula are there in the conventional DR model. Never had an opportunity/resources to try it though. But all the same, looks impressive: http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/examples.html Regards Rajagopal
Greetings,> On 8/8/10, Michael A. Peters <mpeters at mac.com> wrote:Better news still, It seems centos rpms are available for x86(32/64 bits) and ppc arch at (hopefully) at an yum repository http://packages.sw.be/rdiff-backup/ Again, I have never touched it... Regards, Rajagopal