Subj : Backup policy
To   : Keyop
From : Rixter
Date : Sun Jan 12 2025 22:59:43

>   Re: Backup policy
>   By: Rixter to All on Sun Jan 12 2025 12:32:05

> I use a combination of backup routines:

> 1. The server is backed up every day as an image which includes the OS and
> applications (e.g. sbbs)  using Active Backup for Business by Synology (using
> their default retention policy = keep the latest of 7 days, 4 weeks, 12
> months, 3 years).
> 2. I rsync the whole /sbbs directory to another server in another country
> every day.
> 3. I use tar with xz to copy sbbs minus data/dirs/ to same server above every
> day retaining the last 30 days.

> Probably an overkill, but you can never have enough backups in my view :)

> K

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This is a good policy. Thank you.

telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23
http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080
Madison,NC

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