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Obnam 1.7 (backup software) released

28 points by liw 13y ago

mbq 13y ago
Attic implements the same idea but seems more stable; https://attic-backup.org/ https://attic-backup.org/
- warmwaffles 13y ago
  I've been thinking about using attic when I get my NAS. Though I remember reading somewhere that the archive format is largely undocumented.
  - mbq 13y ago
    True, although you have the code (;
EagleEye96 13y ago
So, it works only in some Linux distros like Debian, not in Windows etc. Had to dig that from the tutorial, between the lines.
- liw 13y ago
  It's been ported to FreeBSD as well. And should work on any reasonable Linux distro. http://liw.fi/obnam/download/ http://liw.fi/obnam/download/ has some links.
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luxpir 13y ago
Really been impressed with Obnam's speed and ease of use for backing up sites/configs via ssh, with cron kicking things off based on the (relatively detailed) config. Look forward to testing the new release. Took a while to initially decide between duplicity/rsnapshot etc., and so far I'm more than impressed. Cheers, Lars.
- StavrosK 13y ago
  Hmm, really? I had tried it a while back, but it took around five minutes to back up around a megabyte over local SSH. I don't think I'd list speed as one of its advantages.
  - luxpir 13y ago
    Maybe try again with a more recent version? My initial backup of 450 megabytes took just over 30 minutes, with subsequent additions taking seconds only in most cases. Same story for the second server, both over sftp. I don't know what could have caused such a difference between our experiences.
beagle3 13y ago
Can someone familiar with both explain how this is different than bup[1]? The descriptions seem similar enough. [1] https://github.com/bup/bup https://github.com/bup/bup
- luxpir 13y ago
  Yes, they're both quick and incremental, but there are some easily spotted differences. Here's a few: . GPG encryption . Unattended key-based backups via sftp . Push/pull backups/restores . The stability and support of a developer who has contributed to Debian/FOSS since 1996 (see http://liw.fi http://liw.fi)
sciurus 13y ago
The best testimonial I've seen for Obnam is that Joey Hess is using it. http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/trying_obnam/ http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/trying_obnam/

28 points by liw 13y ago

mbq 13y ago

Attic implements the same idea but seems more stable; https://attic-backup.org/ https://attic-backup.org/

warmwaffles 13y ago
I've been thinking about using attic when I get my NAS. Though I remember reading somewhere that the archive format is largely undocumented.
- mbq 13y ago
  True, although you have the code (;

EagleEye96 13y ago

So, it works only in some Linux distros like Debian, not in Windows etc. Had to dig that from the tutorial, between the lines.

liw 13y ago
It's been ported to FreeBSD as well. And should work on any reasonable Linux distro. http://liw.fi/obnam/download/ http://liw.fi/obnam/download/ has some links.

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luxpir 13y ago

Really been impressed with Obnam's speed and ease of use for backing up sites/configs via ssh, with cron kicking things off based on the (relatively detailed) config. Look forward to testing the new release. Took a while to initially decide between duplicity/rsnapshot etc., and so far I'm more than impressed. Cheers, Lars.

StavrosK 13y ago
Hmm, really? I had tried it a while back, but it took around five minutes to back up around a megabyte over local SSH. I don't think I'd list speed as one of its advantages.
- luxpir 13y ago
  Maybe try again with a more recent version? My initial backup of 450 megabytes took just over 30 minutes, with subsequent additions taking seconds only in most cases. Same story for the second server, both over sftp. I don't know what could have caused such a difference between our experiences.

beagle3 13y ago

Can someone familiar with both explain how this is different than bup[1]? The descriptions seem similar enough. [1] https://github.com/bup/bup https://github.com/bup/bup

luxpir 13y ago
Yes, they're both quick and incremental, but there are some easily spotted differences. Here's a few: . GPG encryption . Unattended key-based backups via sftp . Push/pull backups/restores . The stability and support of a developer who has contributed to Debian/FOSS since 1996 (see http://liw.fi http://liw.fi)

sciurus 13y ago

The best testimonial I've seen for Obnam is that Joey Hess is using it. http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/trying_obnam/ http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/trying_obnam/