Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2018 21:50:34 +0100 From: Ruben <mail@osfux.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Advice on backups Message-ID: <410bbeca-dc2b-e63a-d29a-c56241b11146@osfux.nl> In-Reply-To: <621C323D0BC19E195684F522@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> References: <BE8953A062425223C2B04E31@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <9e6d88c8-8d0a-1415-d1db-33be8f7d713b@osfux.nl> <621C323D0BC19E195684F522@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local>
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Hi Paul, On 12/6/18 7:07 PM, Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On December 6, 2018 at 9:36:32 AM +0100 Ruben <mail@osfux.nl> wrote: > >> > One of the servers I manage runs zfs, but I confess the technology is a > mystery to me. I tried and failed to wrap my head around using it for > backups. > Snipped There is excellent documentation available online. Apart from that, there are 2 excellent and affordable books on the subject : https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product/fmzfs/ https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product/fmaz/ They cover the everything you might want to know (and a lot more...) and are fun to read. Snipped >> Also, are you only using apache data? A lot of webservers are running >> with stuff like Mysql / Elasticsearch "nowadays". >> > I use mysql, and I've been backing up the dbs to Dropbox for quite a > while now. I do not use Elasticsearch. > Seems you have that covered then :) Regards, Ruben
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