Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux
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I'm looking for something I can use to remotely transfer files from a Windows Server to a Linux server. It's moving through a pretty slow MPLS. The plan is to ship a hard drive that is up to date overnight and then start the incremental backup process. I can't use anything that is external.
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SyncThing?
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@scottalanmiller said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
SyncThing?
I'll check it out. Thanks
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Syncthing would be my first choice.
When it comes to starting Syncthing automatically, take a look at these links for Windows and Linux.
https://docs.syncthing.net/users/autostart.html#windows
https://docs.syncthing.net/users/autostart.html#linux -
rclone would be my go to personally. You'd be using the 'local' storage approach.
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I'd opt for restic or borg. Both do versioning and dedupe reall well and are pretty quick. One is Python and one is Go if you have any compliance to follow.
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@stacksofplates said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
I'd opt for restic or borg. Both do versioning and dedupe reall well and are pretty quick. One is Python and one is Go if you have any compliance to follow.
How would I achieve this Windows > Linux?
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@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@stacksofplates said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
I'd opt for restic or borg. Both do versioning and dedupe reall well and are pretty quick. One is Python and one is Go if you have any compliance to follow.
How would I achieve this Windows > Linux?
yeah sorry. I thought Borg had Windows support but it doesn't. You either have to run through WSL or something like Cygwin. Restic does support Windows though as it's written in Go.
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@stacksofplates said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@stacksofplates said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
I'd opt for restic or borg. Both do versioning and dedupe reall well and are pretty quick. One is Python and one is Go if you have any compliance to follow.
How would I achieve this Windows > Linux?
yeah sorry. I thought Borg had Windows support but it doesn't. You either have to run through WSL or something like Cygwin. Restic does support Windows though as it's written in Go.
I don't know if this even worth it, but is it possible to have borg or restic on the Linux server to remotely backup a Windows server?
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@black3dynamite said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@stacksofplates said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@stacksofplates said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
I'd opt for restic or borg. Both do versioning and dedupe reall well and are pretty quick. One is Python and one is Go if you have any compliance to follow.
How would I achieve this Windows > Linux?
yeah sorry. I thought Borg had Windows support but it doesn't. You either have to run through WSL or something like Cygwin. Restic does support Windows though as it's written in Go.
I don't know if this even worth it, but is it possible to have borg or restic on the Linux server to remotely backup a Windows server?
Not natively I don't believe. You have to mount the remote end locally and back up that way.
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However you can have just one repository for your backups. So it's not like you need a separate direcory for reach client, you can back everything up into one repo.
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You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?
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@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?
I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security
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@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?
I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security
Data in transit and at rest can be encrypted in S3
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@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?
I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security
Data in transit and at rest can be encrypted in S3
Yes
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@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?
I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security
Data in transit and at rest can be encrypted in S3
You're forgetting the sort of people @wirestyle22 works for are completely irrational.
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@travisdh1 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?
I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security
Data in transit and at rest can be encrypted in S3
You're forgetting the sort of people @wirestyle22 works for are completely irrational.
We're a french company. France is stuck in the 90's
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@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@travisdh1 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@wirestyle22 said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
You want to make sure you have a LANless solution for this. Why not use wasabi / s3 for this?
I can't. My company won't allow it. They think that MPLS = security
Data in transit and at rest can be encrypted in S3
You're forgetting the sort of people @wirestyle22 works for are completely irrational.
We're a french company. France is stuck in the 90's
France has some decent privacy laws so I woudnt say that is exactly true, and the EU is a very strong proponent of cloud architecture.
You might work for people who cant understand basic concepts like data privacy, which sucks.
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Going LANless has a ton of advantages
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@IRJ said in Remote Backup of Files Site to Site from Windows to Linux:
Going LANless has a ton of advantages
I have tried to introduce a lot of things and my boss essentially told me to stop because nothing will ever be implemented. Then on my review one of the questions was what new technology I have brought into my company.
