I’ve been using Kopia to backup my Windows work machine, Linux personal computer, and my wife’s Macbook.

Right now, It is just backing up to my NAS, but I would like to have it backup to a cloud solution.

I figured I would get some S3 storage somewhere and point Kopia at that to make the backup. I do not need a lot of space. I think 500gb would be enough. I do not want costs to be too high.

Do I have the right plan, or is there a better option?

Thanks in advance.

  • anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Options if it’s to protect against local disasters such as fire:

    1. Having a NAS at a family member / friends house as a backup location for your NAS (over vpn) is an option. Works best if they also need an offsite backup with you being able to spare space for it on your NAS in return.
    2. Having at least two usb drives as backup locations for the NAS and rotated as often as you think necessary and having at least one stored offsite at a family member / friends house.
    3. Rent a proper 1U rack space in the city data centre and setup your own “cloud”, definitely the most expensive option and total overkill if offsite backup is the only reason.

    Personally I would probably go for option two and bring the usb drive with me for a weekly coffee with my parents, they’d enjoy the visit and I enjoy knowing that my backup isn’t in the hands of Amazon. I’d go for option 1 if my internet was better.

    • skittlebrau@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      For option 1, the NAS could even be an old router flashed with OpenWRT or a cheap $80 mini PC that has a portable or internal 2.5” disk attached.