Periodically back up the server's drive #42

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opened 2021-09-05 20:19:05 +00:00 by a · 4 comments
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If the server's drive were to die right now, we would kind of be screwed since we have no backups whatsoever. Maybe use something like bup and back it up to our HDD. Now if our HDD also dies...

If the server's drive were to die right now, we would kind of be screwed since we have no backups whatsoever. Maybe use something like [bup](https://github.com/bup/bup) and back it up to our HDD. Now if our HDD also dies...
a added this to the v3.0 milestone 2021-09-05 20:19:05 +00:00
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I wrote a script to do this, so we're all good now!

I wrote a [script](https://git.exozy.me/exozyme/Scripts/src/branch/main/backup) to do this, so we're all good now!
a closed this issue 2021-09-06 01:52:07 +00:00
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Finished the backup in about an hour. Comes out to be 74GB for a 500GB drive. Pretty good compression ratio!

Finished the backup in about an hour. Comes out to be 74GB for a 500GB drive. Pretty good compression ratio!
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We should do another backup over the weekend.

We should do another backup over the weekend.
a reopened this issue 2021-10-30 03:36:02 +00:00
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Backing up the drive right now...

Backing up the drive right now...
a closed this issue 2021-10-30 23:47:39 +00:00
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