Ransomware doesn’t just encrypt your production data. Sophisticated attacks target backup repositories too, because attackers know that destroying…
Backing up a database while it is running creates a problem most people don’t think about until it…
File-level backups are useless for databases. If you tar a running PostgreSQL data directory, you get a corrupted…
A well-written bash script covers 90% of Linux backup needs without installing anything. tar, gzip, and a systemd…
Three backup tools dominate the open-source Linux backup space: BorgBackup, Restic, and Kopia. All three offer deduplication and…
rsync is the most widely deployed file synchronization tool on Linux, and for good reason. It handles incremental…
Restic takes a different approach to backups. Every piece of data is encrypted on the client before it…
Most backup guides skip the part that actually matters: the restore. They show you how to tar your…
Seafile gives you Dropbox-like file sync and sharing on your own server. Files are organized into libraries that…
Ceph RBD (RADOS Block Device) provides persistent block storage for Kubernetes pods. Each RBD volume is a block…
Storage on Linux gives you three distinct tools that solve overlapping but different problems. RAID protects against disk…
Running Proxmox VE without a proper backup target is asking for trouble. The built-in vzdump tool can dump…
