Subj : backup for windows pc?
To   : Deon George
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Sep 29 2023 22:04:00

Hello Deon!

 DG> According to the docs
 DG> "In order to backup data via SFTP, you must first set up a server with
 DG> SSH and let it know your public key. Passwordless login is important
 DG> since automatic backups are not possible if the server prompts for
 DG> credentials."

I saw that earlier too.

 DG> Does that answer your question?

Not sure.  But I saw a usage example that used rclone to invoke  
SFTP.  Something like..

restic -o "rclone [file] remote:"

...where remote: = sftp:user@server:2222 ..and that way, rclone  
can be set up to login automatically.

I have to find that again and study it.

rclone on its own works very well. I can build a few simple  
command-line scripts for some key directories and configure  
them into the Windows scheduler. The sync command works fast  
thru a directory of 4500+ files and only updates the ones that  
have changed.   I love the way the crypt feature works and  
completely obfuscates the dir and file names when looking at  
the remote server contents directly.

But I like the idea of using restic and creating snapshots of  
backups as well, so that I can pick and restore an earlier  
snapshot if necessary.

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