Comments on: Dreamhost as a backup provider http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider a geek commodity Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Pip http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider/comment-page-1#comment-938 Pip Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:36:00 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider#comment-938 Well, I guess they're half way there with the Google Desktop tool doing backups across machines for given directories and so on.<br/><br/>If they open up an API for that, then yep, Google Disk is here. Well, I guess they’re half way there with the Google Desktop tool doing backups across machines for given directories and so on.

If they open up an API for that, then yep, Google Disk is here.

]]> By: Mathew Peet http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider/comment-page-1#comment-937 Mathew Peet Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:20:00 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider#comment-937 Ah sorry, I meant using it as a mounted filesystem. I´ve seen several people suggesting this is possible. I don´t know much about how possible it is tho.<br/><br/>Surely just a matter of time before google give us all space for free ;) Ah sorry, I meant using it as a mounted filesystem. I´ve seen several people suggesting this is possible. I don´t know much about how possible it is tho.

Surely just a matter of time before google give us all space for free ;)

]]> By: Pip http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider/comment-page-1#comment-936 Pip Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:37:00 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider#comment-936 I thought about it briefly, but it has the starting problem of limited attachment size on mails of ~15MB. I thought about it briefly, but it has the starting problem of limited attachment size on mails of ~15MB.

]]> By: Mathew Peet http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider/comment-page-1#comment-935 Mathew Peet Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:12:00 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider#comment-935 How much space you need to backup, how about mounting google mail and using that? How much space you need to backup, how about mounting google mail and using that?

]]> By: Pip http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider/comment-page-1#comment-934 Pip Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:03:00 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider#comment-934 Yeah, I think that's the post from his blog. The problem with S3 is that the terms and conditions specify that the whole thing might go away at any point; there are no assurances. <br/><br/>That worries me far too much, especially in the light of the A9 recent feature cuts.<br/><br/>Although on reflection, I seem to recall hearing about Microsoft using S3 for something? Ah, <a HREF="http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=232" REL="nofollow">here we go</a> Yeah, I think that’s the post from his blog. The problem with S3 is that the terms and conditions specify that the whole thing might go away at any point; there are no assurances.

That worries me far too much, especially in the light of the A9 recent feature cuts.

Although on reflection, I seem to recall hearing about Microsoft using S3 for something? Ah, here we go

]]> By: Jim http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider/comment-page-1#comment-933 Jim Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:27:00 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider#comment-933 There's always Amazon's S3 service as an alternative, and you pay for what you use with that.<br/><br/>http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20061004ReplacingmyhomebackupserverwithAmazonsS3.html There’s always Amazon’s S3 service as an alternative, and you pay for what you use with that.

http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20061004ReplacingmyhomebackupserverwithAmazonsS3.html

]]> By: Irregular Shed http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider/comment-page-1#comment-932 Irregular Shed Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:53:00 +0000 http://philwilson.org/blog/2006/10/dreamhost-as-a-backup-provider#comment-932 It seems like only a fortnight ago that I put together a really quite successful backup script for our server in the office.<br/><br/>Yep, I did it a fortnight ago.<br/><br/>If you want to pick over my scripts and laugh at any security problems, just give me a shout. It does actually work rather well - we have a fifteen-working-day (aka three week) rolling backup courtesy of rsync, public-key SSH and hard links. The box that the backup sits on is shortly going to be moved to head office's server cabinet. My script emails me daily so I can keep an eye on the disk usage and the files that have been updated - so far all is good, and we may move to a four-week backup with a DVD-backup at the end of every four weeks to go with.<br/><br/>I'm pleased because the system I wrote in Bash scripts is better than the purpose-built Perl monster that it replaced =) It seems like only a fortnight ago that I put together a really quite successful backup script for our server in the office.

Yep, I did it a fortnight ago.

If you want to pick over my scripts and laugh at any security problems, just give me a shout. It does actually work rather well – we have a fifteen-working-day (aka three week) rolling backup courtesy of rsync, public-key SSH and hard links. The box that the backup sits on is shortly going to be moved to head office’s server cabinet. My script emails me daily so I can keep an eye on the disk usage and the files that have been updated – so far all is good, and we may move to a four-week backup with a DVD-backup at the end of every four weeks to go with.

I’m pleased because the system I wrote in Bash scripts is better than the purpose-built Perl monster that it replaced =)

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