I use restic for backups. Great but it is cumbersome to build up some regular update strategy around that. However there is a create tool resticprofile. https://creativeprojects.github.io/resticprofile/index.html, to close that gap. One can schedule backups for example via Systemd Timers. This tool is even mentioned in the official docs of restic itself, https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/stable/040_backup.html#scheduling-backups.

One caveat it has no packages in the official Linux distributions.
However it has build binaries on github.

#restic #ResticBackups #backup

I finally defeated the final boss of my backup migration to Proton Drive.

For months, I have been trying to sync my 500GB media library (around 80k files) to Proton Drive. Every single time, the sync crashed with the exact same error: "1 item failed to backup." The only clue I had was a blurry thumbnail named "Asset 1". No date, no metadata, no search tags.

I was so frustrated that I even asked Proton support to completely wipe my encrypted volume so I could start from scratch. The result was exactly the same.

Finding this file became a manual protocol. I spent months periodically scanning through thousands of files just looking for a visual match to that tiny thumbnail. I finally found it today. It was an old scan from 2017. It was completely frozen - uneditable, unindexed, and gave an error when I tried to export it from my phone.

I managed to track it down via macOS. When I forced an export there, the truth came out: it was not an image at all. It was a .pdf file somehow saved into the photo gallery, and it was silently breaking the entire upload queue.

Removing it fixed everything. The sync is finally 100% complete. The relief of finally closing this mental background process is unmatched.

#ProtonDrive #SelfHosted #DataHoarder #TechSupport #Backup #TechPhilosophy #DataMigration #Fediverse #Proton

New blog post!

I finally started writing about my home lab. This post is about how I back up data using restic.

Full story: https://britter.dev/blog/2026/04/10/home-lab-backup-with-restic/

#homelab #selfhosting #nixos #restic #backup

S3 Streamable Backup: потоковые бэкапы напрямую в облако для Manticore Search

С тех пор как мы представили инструмент резервного копирования в Manticore Search 6, создавать резервные копии данных стало заметно проще. Но мы постоянно слышали один и тот же вопрос: "А как насчёт облачного хранилища?" Сегодня мы рады объявить, что manticore-backup теперь поддерживает S3-совместимое хранилище с потоковой загрузкой — без промежуточных файлов, без проблем с местом на локальном диске, только бэкапы напрямую в облако.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1021608/

#backup #резервное_копирование #s3 #kubernetes #полнотекстовый_поиск #бэкапы #облачные_хранилища #потоковая_загрузка

[ Blog ] Veeam v13: upgrade strategy & best practices

When planning the Veeam v13 upgrade, it is important to consider not only the new capabilities but also the features and operating systems that are no longer supported.

As a best practice, perform a deep analysis of your configured #backup infrastructure before beginning the Veeam v13 upgrade. This helps to http://rviv.ly/HgVcSy #aggiornamento #veeamv13

New releases of disk-hog-backup
https://github.com/timabell/disk-hog-backup/releases

More backup space saving
- support for sparse files
- hardlinking moved files

#Backup #LocalFirst #RustLang

Unable to open Cronopete #softwareinstallation #updates #2204 #backup

https://askubuntu.com/q/1565603/612