[svlug] Maintaining a backup in the cloud using rsync

[Alison Chaiken]

Norm Shapiro asks:
> an off site backup. I would like to find some site that that would let me
> store a directory, and maintain it, nightly, via rsync. I would prefer a site
> where the physical storage is not in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I've been using Strongspace for a few years.   Strongspace's transport
is based on rsync and uses provided ruby gems for CLI configuration of
the remote.   The interface is simple to learn for anyone who's
familiar with rsync.   Individual files can be downloaded via wget,
curl, etc.  Strongspace also has a web interface where the state and
contents of the repository can be configured and modified.

The strengths and weaknesses of the system are basically those of
rsync.   Notably, starting a transfer with an omitted trailing final /
on the source results in a mess that is annoying to recover.

The user support folks are helpful and responsive.   Strongspace
apparently has systems in many locations.   Their installations are
based (IIRC) on the popular BSD+ZFS choice.   Data is kept encrypted,
and is encrypted in transport.

I'm paying $24/month for 275GB.

HTH,
Alison

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