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I was on CrashPlan but just recently decided to switch to B2, backup up a bunch of files from my linux server (which I use as a NAS). I primarily knew of Backbl
by gregmac 9y ago
I was on CrashPlan but just recently decided to switch to B2, backup up a bunch of files from my linux server (which I use as a NAS). I primarily knew of Backblaze from these postings.
I basically just have a cron job setup to run b2 sync at 2am, and then kill it at 8am. It generally doesn't take that long to run now, but when I was first syncing everything (couple hundred GB) this allowed it to take place over several days without affecting my daytime bandwidth.
- jsight 9y agoYeah, I had considered doing the same. Unfortunately, BackBlaze still doesn't offer a Linux client for their backup offering. :(
- brightball 9y agoSame. I'm in the crashplan soon to be migrating boat and can't use Backblaze for that same reason.
- metalliqaz 9y agoOne of their guys on Reddit said that they intentionally don't offer it because they don't want to attract the datahoarder crowd.
- jsight 9y agoYeah, they basically don't want people like me (or other Crashplan users for that matter) as a customer. I can't say that I blame them.
- zackelan 9y agoI've been very happy with Borg[0] combined with the B2 command-line tools for Linux backups. I switched from Duplicity + AWS and it reduced the cost as well as made the backup process simpler - Borg doesn't have the same full vs incremental difference to think about, you just take a full backup each time and it dedupes everything automatically. 0: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
- krzyk 9y agoHmm, so they offer a Linux client? If they don't then how come you have access to command line tools for Linux?
- comboy 9y agoThey don't offer it for their personal backup solution. Only for B2 which is a cloud storage like S3 or google cloud. Btw, they should include Amazon Glacier on the pricing page comparison, not just S3.
- gregmac 9y agoFor my use I'm primarily concerned with an off-site copie of a folder full of files (mainly pictures/videos), so the basic sync works just fine for my case. It even keeps versions of files [1] in case you corrupt/delete/overwrite a file. What is it missing that Crashplan and Backblaze Personal Backup have? $5/mo of B2 is about 1TB of storage, so if you're above that then maybe cost is a factor? [1] https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/file_versions.html https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/file_versions.html
- pnutjam 9y agoSomeone linked this in a previous thread: https://www.time4vps.eu/storage-servers/ https://www.time4vps.eu/storage-servers/ It's cheaper then backblaze, slightly. It's not really comparable, because it's not distributed and there is real risk of data loss. However, for my needs, it works as part of a comprehensive backup plan. I get a bit more bang for my buck and more flexibility.
- lathiat 9y agoI'm currently testing 'rclone' with the backblaze b2 backend (+crypt). Seems to work OK so far. Won't be as cheap as their unlimited plan but I'm OK with that.
- iofiiiiiiiii 9y agoDuplicacy + B2 works great, though.
- Viper007Bond 9y agoCrashPlan is shutting down their consumer products and BackBlaze is at the top of my list largely due to these great posts.
- SpikeDad 9y agoThere are lots of issues with Backblaze also. You should search past threads to read the comments which folks have posted. I'd have to say the 30 day retention policy is one of the main issues. I'd also add their lack of restore in their client myself is a big issue.
- SpikeDad 9y agoI assume you recently switched because CrashPlan cancelled their Home plan for unlimited storage.