Hey there, I have a (very) small Ubuntu server and I was dabbling on the idea to do system backups (entire system, meaning, if the disk of the said pc fries, I can get another one, put the info from the backup on the new disk, works immediately afterwards). I have a couple of Linux mint machines and a windows one. I searched a lot out there and found several names, from rsync to Borg backup.But ultimately I don’t really know if these solutions would fit my use case.

So the question is: is there a feasible way/service that can be self hosted to do backups of local machines, similar to an image backup? Or, if you believe there are better ways to do it, can you please mention it?

Thanks in advance

  • Snot FlickermanEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift

    I think TimeShift could maybe work for you, but you might need a script to offload the backups it creates.

    https://restic.net/

    Restic is another option, but it’s a little less user friendly and is all CLI, if i recall correctly. However I’m pretty sure you can send backups straight to a server via Restic.

    • ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I checked a couple of times time shift, but it’s a shame not even ftp is allowed as a backup destination.

      As for restic, will give a check later

      EDIT: just read about restic, and I think this can be the solution I was looking for. Docker image is available and all, so for me that is a big plus. Once I have the chance I will test drive it and see where it goes. Thanks!