Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Advice on using rdiff-backup for home backup solution

[Billy Crook]

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 16:08,  <address@hidden> wrote:
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> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 5:19 AM, Billy Crook <address@hidden> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:25, taltman <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>> Hello,
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>>> I'm looking to get feedback on a proposed home backup solution using
>>> rdiff-backup. I'm new to backups, and I'm trying to strike a balance
>>> between
>>> simplicity and adequate protection. I've read the rdiff-backup webpage,
>>> documentation, and wiki, and I've been working through the "Backup and
>>> Recovery" O'reilly book.
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> [snip]
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>>> I'm not quite sure what's the best way to do #6.
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>> When I bring the offsite drive back in to my house, I erase all files
>> on it that exist in my live server using a script I wrote, recover any
>> lost files if they still remain on the disk, re-key its luks
>> container, and make a full, complete backup onto it.
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> why not hook up with a friend and auto magically rdiff-backup across the
> internet on a daily basis ?

I do that as well.  I found an ISP that gives me 30mbps upstream
specifically so that I can push large deltas quickly.  But having an
additional copy in a safe, underground, in another state, under a
false name, adds a little bit of assurance that my data will withstand
disaster and attack.