Ask HN: How should I back up data on devices if I'm not smart?

Re:Ask HN: How should I back up data on devices if I'm not s... by ryandrake on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @11:32AM (#28760837)

Time Machine has been the only way I've been able to get the majority of my family's devices to consistently back up. Thankfully it's a mostly-mac house. Have an always-on Debian machine which acts as a NAS. Install and configure netatalk and avahi.

Edit /etc/netatalk/afp.conf:

    [Time Machine]
    path = /path/to/backups
    time machine = yes

And you're done. Don't lift a finger to do backups ever again.

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Re:Ask HN: How should I back up data on devices if I'm not s... by cloogshicer on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @12:39PM (#28761834)

Thank you!

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