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Tarsnap is secure, made by someone who understands security. Backups are synonymous with reliability and security. Trusting an unknown entity with free backups
by tisme 14y ago
Tarsnap is secure, made by someone who understands security. Backups are synonymous with reliability and security. Trusting an unknown entity with free backups on a service made 'for fun' makes me wonder:
- how long it will be around
- how you plan to stay alive in the long run
I really wonder if you've thought this one through. Backups are rarely if ever for fun, when you need them you need them badly.
- nickwoodhams 14y agoAgreed, I am more confident with Amazon S3 as opposed to an undisclosed private server. I like that the instructions guided you through creating a secured tar file. I like the idea of Tar backups, but no offense to you, I just don't trust the reliability. You can't offer a resilient backup service entirely free, it just doesn't work. Storage costs money, and developers know that better than anyone else. That being said, the actual code looks pretty simple. Think you're on the right track here. Don't think I would pay for the service though.
- nanch 14y agoYou make some great points here, thanks for the feedback. The code for the server scripts is posted on git if you have any suggestions on the security end. http://www.github.com/nanch/tarbackup/ http://www.github.com/nanch/tarbackup/ - how long will it be around: for the foreseeable future - how I plan to stay alive in the long run: I don't see why the service would need to be shut down.