Comments on: Backup Setup Advice + I Need Another Computer http://rejon.org/2007/02/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/ Jon Phillips is a developer living in San Francisco and Beijing while growing open production company Fabricatorz and Aiki Framework. His notable involvements include Open Source and Free Culture movements, Inkscape, Open Clip Art Library, Creative Commons, Status.Net, Sharism, and Qi Hardware. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dear Lazyweb, Need Simple Encrypted Backup Method to USB on Linux | rejon.org is Jon Phillips. http://rejon.org/2007/02/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-99523 Dear Lazyweb, Need Simple Encrypted Backup Method to USB on Linux | rejon.org is Jon Phillips. Mon, 26 May 2008 06:10:53 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/02/28/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/#comment-99523 [...] me a new 250 gb backup drive for locking down my backups while on the road (and I already have a halfway solution at home thanks to advice from readers). I’m curious what is the best option for syncing up my 80 gb [...] [...] me a new 250 gb backup drive for locking down my backups while on the road (and I already have a halfway solution at home thanks to advice from readers). I’m curious what is the best option for syncing up my 80 gb [...]

]]> By: bryce http://rejon.org/2007/02/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-9349 bryce Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:59:16 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/02/28/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/#comment-9349 Well, I wouldn't call it cheap but here's the system I put together: http://bryce.homelinux.org/drupal/mythtv-backend Total 1T fully RAID redundant storage. :-) As far as cheap places to find hardware, I'd once gotten an older refurbished machine through dealsdepot.com pretty cheap, esp. if you already have drives. Offsite storage makes a lot of sense though. 200G may seem a bit tight, but Dirvish allows a fairly fine grained way of controlling what to back up. Bryce Well, I wouldn’t call it cheap but here’s the system I put together:

http://bryce.homelinux.org/drupal/mythtv-backend

Total 1T fully RAID redundant storage. :-)

As far as cheap places to find hardware, I’d once gotten an older refurbished machine through dealsdepot.com pretty cheap, esp. if you already have drives.

Offsite storage makes a lot of sense though. 200G may seem a bit tight, but Dirvish allows a fairly fine grained way of controlling what to back up.

Bryce

]]> By: jon http://rejon.org/2007/02/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-6995 jon Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:27:43 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/02/28/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/#comment-6995 Yah, thanks for the advice. I guess in the end, I want a huge box that I can just keep slapping more drives in. I think the networked/dreamhost/amazon-type service is the least headaches per dollar :) Yah, thanks for the advice. I guess in the end, I want a huge box that I can just keep slapping more drives in. I think the networked/dreamhost/amazon-type service is the least headaches per dollar :)

]]> By: Kelvin Nicholson http://rejon.org/2007/02/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-6969 Kelvin Nicholson Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:35:12 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/02/28/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/#comment-6969 John: That would certainly be an interesting backup device -- plus, the power consumption wouldn't make any of us eco-friendly people guilty, would it? Jon: If you don't have too many storage needs, you can try out Amazon S3's storage (or your original Dreamhost idea). Plus, you would get the added benefit of an off-site solution. John: That would certainly be an interesting backup device — plus, the power consumption wouldn’t make any of us eco-friendly people guilty, would it?

Jon: If you don’t have too many storage needs, you can try out Amazon S3′s storage (or your original Dreamhost idea). Plus, you would get the added benefit of an off-site solution.

]]> By: jon http://rejon.org/2007/02/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-6924 jon Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:13:15 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/02/28/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/#comment-6924 Great! I did think about NAS drives, but didn't realize that you could put linux on any of them...duh, of course someone has done this :) Thanks! Great! I did think about NAS drives, but didn’t realize that you could put linux on any of them…duh, of course someone has done this :) Thanks!

]]> By: john http://rejon.org/2007/02/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-6857 john Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:10:06 +0000 http://rejon.org/2007/02/28/backup-setup-advice-i-need-another-computer/#comment-6857 You may want to look at the NSLU2 to use as a computer. Small and low power it can do all that you want. http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/ john You may want to look at the NSLU2 to use as a computer. Small and low power it can do all that you want.
http://www.cyrius.com/debian/nslu2/

john

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