Backup
LVM Snapshots for Consistent Server Backups on Linux
Backing up a database while it is running creates a problem most people don’t think about until it…
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Linux Tutorials
Databases
PostgreSQL and MariaDB Backup with Point-in-Time Recovery
File-level backups are useless for databases. If you tar a running PostgreSQL data directory, you get a corrupted…
How To
Bash Script To Automate Linux Directories Backups
A well-written bash script covers 90% of Linux backup needs without installing anything. tar, gzip, and a systemd…
Automation
Set Up Real-Time File Sync with Rsync and Lsyncd on Linux
Keeping files synchronized across multiple servers is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you need it…
How To
Borg vs Restic vs Kopia: Backup Tools Benchmarked
Three backup tools dominate the open-source Linux backup space: BorgBackup, Restic, and Kopia. All three offer deduplication and…
How To
Production rsync Backup with Systemd Timers on Linux
rsync is the most widely deployed file synchronization tool on Linux, and for good reason. It handles incremental…
How To
Restic Backup to S3-Compatible Storage on Linux
Restic takes a different approach to backups. Every piece of data is encrypted on the client before it…
How To
Set Up Bare Metal Disaster Recovery with ReaR on Linux
Most backup guides skip the part that actually matters: the restore. They show you how to tar your…
Storage
Install Seafile Server on Ubuntu 24.04 / 22.04 with Docker
Seafile gives you Dropbox-like file sync and sharing on your own server. Files are organized into libraries that…
How To
Install Elasticsearch 7, Logstash, and Kibana on Debian 13 / 12
Elasticsearch 7.17 is the final maintenance branch of the 7.x series, and a large number of production clusters…
Docker
Install Outline Wiki with Docker on Ubuntu
Outline is an open-source wiki and knowledge base built for teams. It supports real-time collaborative editing, Markdown, nested…
Desktop
Create Multi-Boot USB with Ventoy on Linux
Most bootable USB tools format your drive, write one ISO to it, and that is it. Ventoy takes…