Don't use #kopia. Instantly stopped my migration to it. For S3 it works fine on my data set but with SFTP, it reproducibly corrupts the repo when copying certain files and shoots itself afterwards. When restarting, it refuses to reconnect to the broken repo and terminates
#backup

Now that I have my container databases and configurations backed up, I feel much better.

#Linux #SelfHost #Kopia #KopiaBackup #Docker

#Vykar is a New Open Source Backup Tool That's Faster Than #Borg, #Restic, and #Kopia itsfoss.com/vykar-open-s...

Vykar is a New Open Source Bac...
Vykar is a New Open Source Backup Tool That's Faster Than Borg, Restic, and Kopia

The BorgBase team has cooked up a new open source backup client written in Rust.

It's FOSS

#Vykar is a New Open Source Backup Tool That's Faster Than #Borg, #Restic, and #Kopia

https://itsfoss.com/vykar-open-source-backup-tool/

Vykar is a New Open Source Backup Tool That's Faster Than Borg, Restic, and Kopia

The BorgBase team has cooked up a new open source backup client written in Rust.

It's FOSS

@atrapavistas I'd go with #kopia .This includes encryption, so no need to have #veracrypt on the external disk additionally.
https://kopia.io/

Maybe not straight forward, but a great tool function wise.

Kopia

Fast and Secure Open-Source Backup Software for Windows, Mac, and Linux

@plsik @Big_Blue_Gnu @syncthing Well, #kopia does exactly that 😏

@plsik @Big_Blue_Gnu @syncthing I'm still not sure of what you want :)
* You want a *second* backup locally on a disk?
* You want a real time backup (in case thats not what proton does)?

Anyway, then syncthing isnt your friend.

For a local backup you could take a look at #kopia

if you fear getting "mined", you will obviously dont want a "sync" (as in two-way comparison of folders) but a manually triggered copy of your files to an external disk.

kopia maintenance set --owner=me

Großartig 🐱

#backup #kopia

I'm looking at how best to teach my child about backups on their computer.

Initially I want to teach something simple, an external hard drive, and perhaps a version controlled backup system.

Unfortunately this need to be on Windows, but I'd prefer an open source solution.

I've looked at e.g.
https://www.xda-developers.com/best-open-source-backup-options/
And it seems like Kopia might be a good option.

Any input?

#backup
#computer
#kopia

6 of the best open source backup options

Back up your systems, the open-source way.

XDA

New blog post: S3 Storage At Home With Garage Part 3: In Practice

Where we will run benchmarks and set up a backup system using Kopia. This is part 3 of my garage series.

https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/01/3-Using-Garage-S3/

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#SelfHost #S3 #Garage #Kopia @homelab

S3 Storage At Home With Garage Part 3: In Practice

Now that we have our own local S3 storage with garage and it is reachable via the standard https: route, let’s start doing things with it. Benchmarks! Backups of machines in the local network and maybe more!

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