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From the Syncthing FAQ (https://docs.syncthing.net/users/faq.html#is-syncthing-my-ideal-backup-application https://docs.syncthing.net/users/faq.html#is-syncthin
by dagenix 5y ago
From the Syncthing FAQ (https://docs.syncthing.net/users/faq.html#is-syncthing-my-ideal-backup-application https://docs.syncthing.net/users/faq.html#is-syncthing-my-id...):
> Is Syncthing my ideal backup application?
> No. Syncthing is not a great backup application because all changes to your files (modifications, deletions, etc.) will be propagated to all your devices. You can enable versioning, but we encourage you to use other tools to keep your data safe from your (or our) mistakes.
- diarrhea 5y agoI would argue in conjunction with zfs snapshots (can be every minute), it's safe and the caveat no longer applies.
- dagenix 5y agoIf you accidentally reformat the ZFS drive, that will delete all your files and snapshots and then Syncthing will replicate those deletions. I'm really not super familiar with Syncthing, but it sounds like it's niche is availability as opposed to durability.
- multiply 5y agoEven if you format your drive and Syncthing copies over the empty files you will still have a history of snapshots on the other host running ZFS snapshots.
- dagenix 5y agoWhat if you accidentally format the drive on the host with the ZFS snapshots? Won't that result in synchronizing the deletion of those files to all your other devices?
- deckard1 5y agosyncthing has send-only and receive-only folders. You can set a receive-only folder on your backup device and send-only on your phone or whatever. With incremental backups it's not an issue. Syncthing is just the tool to get your data to the place it needs to be. Just like rsync or cp Anyone taking backups seriously already knows the 3-2-1 rule anyway.
- _h9mb 5y agoSyncthing frequently stops syncing on my phone and requires me to delete everything and resync. I'm using receive-only folders. I think I'm an exception but it's been a pain in the ass.
- multiply 5y agoYes, for his setup (if I understand right). I'm suggesting having two hosts with ZFS snapshots running (independent of each other) with Syncthing between. So if you delete the files on one host and they get Syncthing'd across there will still be a ZFS snapshot history on the other host. I'd also have a cold storage backup on hand that is also ZFS. Having your backup as a regular filesystem is a very nice feature once it comes to recovery.
- sneak 5y agoIf you accidentally delete your data, your data will be deleted. This is the curse of sharp tools. Don't run unix if you don't want rm to rm. I still also have backups, and zfs snapshots on a different independent machine.