Bup: Efficient file backup system based on the git packfile format

Re:Bup: Efficient file backup system based on the git packfi... by apenwarr on Saturday February 15, 2014 @06:00PM (#7245851)

My suggestion is to backup your cloud servers, which are expensive and redundant and have good uplink speeds, to home servers which are cheap and have good downlink speeds. You don't need your backup file server to be ultra-reliable or even up all the time, so the cheapest possible PC sitting on a home internet connection is a pretty good choice. That way, 3TB is just $150 or so plus your electricity, and it's not a per-month fee.

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Re:Bup: Efficient file backup system based on the git packfi... by mverwijs on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:16AM (#7248029)

I'm curious as to how you would restore that much data quickly, from a home-uplink to the cloud?

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Re:Bup: Efficient file backup system based on the git packfi... by cbhl on Sunday February 16, 2014 @01:24PM (#7248547)

You would send the hard drive via snail-mail to Amazon.

A mass restoration is expected to be rare, so it's okay for it to be a bit more expensive.

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