[clug] Cloud + rsync + backup

[jhock at iinet.net.au]

Great. Thanks for that Andrew. I've once before set up Owncloud but couldn't work out the configuration. I'll try it again to see if I can be prepared for the results of your other tests. 

Thanks again. 

John. 


---- Andrew Janke wrote ----

>I will do, but need to test things for a bit before I make any
>recommendation. For now here's what I do:
>
>   Sync (Laptop, home laptop, phone, work): self hosted Owncloud via
>an ADSL connection + NoIP.
>
>   Backup (at home to external disk): Dirvish, daily, weekly x 4,
>monthly into perpetuity.
>
>Part yet to be solved:
>
>   Offsite enc backup to Google Drive: probably EncFS by "reverse
>mounting" my dirvish backup vault.
>
>
>a
>
>
>On 4 August 2015 at 12:28, jhock at iinet.net.au <jhock at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> Hi Andrew,
>>
>> Are you going to pay a summary of this discussion? I too am interested in
>> how to sync my smartphone and computer and then backup an encrypted copy. If
>> you have investigated all options and have identified the best way to do the
>> job then I'm interested to see the results and try to implement it myself.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any information.
>>
>> John.
>>
>>
>>
>> ---- Andrew Janke wrote ----
>>
>>
>> Anyone have some wisdom to share here?  I'm looking at things like:
>>
>>    https://github.com/HolgerHees/cloudsync
>>
>> But it's java.... There's also this thing:
>>
>>    http://www.duplicati.com/
>>
>> Ideally I want a file level encrypted remote backup (to Google Drive)
>> with keys kept locally, connection via ADSL so it has to be
>> incremental. Some keep a full image and incrementals, some (like
>> rsync-backup) keep a current version up to date and keep diffs back to
>> a previous state. It doesn't seem that rsync supports encryption?
>>
>> I'm curious as to how a restore happens if all you have is a key. I
>> take it isn't going to happen if you don't keep a backup of your key
>> somewhere!
>>
>> If it helps I currently use dirvish for local backups and rsync the
>> current state of things to a geographically distant thing.
>>
>> ta
>>
>>
>> a
>>
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