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Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?
I'm interested to know how people back up their code/designs. I've been using Dropbox mainly, adding the current date to the folder name (probably not the best way to do it but it works). But whenever I change something in one or a few files I have to back up the entire project directory again or replace the older file. Plus many times I actually forget what I worked on in each copy.
Do you guys know any good tools to back up stuff online where you can iterate/collaborate with others?
- brewin 15y agoYou should use a version control system, such as Git. http://learn.github.com/p/intro.html http://learn.github.com/p/intro.html
- koren 15y agoI'm using git for code, but it's not an online solution nor a back-up system.
- bergie 15y agoYou can buy a private account from GitHub and push your git repository there.
- eugenijusr 15y agoSetup a bare git repository in your DropBox folder and clone from it into your development folder. The DropBox folder will act as your "remote" origin. Now you can push and pull changes to it. It will physically get backed up when DropBox notices file changes.
- ludwig 15y agoYou could try Linus Torvald's method :) http://groups.google.com/group/linux.dev.kernel/msg/76ae734d543e396d http://groups.google.com/group/linux.dev.kernel/msg/76ae734d...
- jparicka 15y agoredmine + svn maybe?
- koren 15y agoReally no easier way to accomplish this pretty trivial task?