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rsync.net is also overpriced for strictly backup purposes. Make sure you do check out restic; it can use S3 or Backblaze B2 (I actually use both) as backends in

rsync.net is also overpriced for strictly backup purposes. Make sure you do check out restic; it can use S3 or Backblaze B2 (I actually use both) as backends instead of something expensive like rsync.net. The value of these boutique storage services evaporates when you start using restic.

AnonHP 3y ago
The complexity with S3 or Backblaze B2 is the granular pricing for various operations on the service. It’s difficult to optimize costs compared to a fixed “$X per GB” pricing that’s easier for people to understand and forecast expenses a bit more easily. Other than that, rsync.net provides the same pricing for different days center locations, which means there is some subsidization going on. There are services like rsync.net that support borg at a lower price. Borgbase is one of them. I haven’t used either of these.
- LukeShu 3y ago
  > There are services like rsync.net that support borg at a lower price. And rsync.net is even one of them! "Special "borg accounts" are available at a very deep discount for technically proficient users." -- https://www.rsync.net/products/borg.html https://www.rsync.net/products/borg.html ...hrm, it seems they didn't update that page with last year's price drop. https://web.archive.org/web/20220319135035/https://www.rsync.net/pricing.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220319135035/https://www.rsync... It used to be a deep discount, now it's the same for <100TB. I wonder if they did drop the Borg prices too and just forgot to update that page?
mekster 3y ago
I treat zfs far more reliable than restic which is still rough around the edges the last time I tried a few years ago. Run rsync to the target and forget is quite easy, though I admit rsync.net's deal is getting worse these days posing minimum usages here and there.

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rsync.net is also overpriced for strictly backup purposes. Make sure you do check out restic; it can use S3 or Backblaze B2 (I actually use both) as backends in

by electroly 3y ago

AnonHP 3y ago
The complexity with S3 or Backblaze B2 is the granular pricing for various operations on the service. It’s difficult to optimize costs compared to a fixed “$X per GB” pricing that’s easier for people to understand and forecast expenses a bit more easily. Other than that, rsync.net provides the same pricing for different days center locations, which means there is some subsidization going on. There are services like rsync.net that support borg at a lower price. Borgbase is one of them. I haven’t used either of these.
- LukeShu 3y ago
  > There are services like rsync.net that support borg at a lower price. And rsync.net is even one of them! "Special "borg accounts" are available at a very deep discount for technically proficient users." -- https://www.rsync.net/products/borg.html https://www.rsync.net/products/borg.html ...hrm, it seems they didn't update that page with last year's price drop. https://web.archive.org/web/20220319135035/https://www.rsync.net/pricing.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220319135035/https://www.rsync... It used to be a deep discount, now it's the same for <100TB. I wonder if they did drop the Borg prices too and just forgot to update that page?
mekster 3y ago
I treat zfs far more reliable than restic which is still rough around the edges the last time I tried a few years ago. Run rsync to the target and forget is quite easy, though I admit rsync.net's deal is getting worse these days posing minimum usages here and there.