I use restic to manage backups on my machines, and not too long ago I ran into some surprising behavior that I thought I'd share.| hoelz.ro
Previously, I wrote about Minio, an S3 compatible object storage solution, as the backend for backing up my data locally using Restic. And largely it worked great. I never had an issue where data wouldn’t be sent or anything along those lines (which ultimately is what matters here). But I had many, many issues when it came time to update. Minio Issues Admittedly, I was very infrequent with my updates (anywhere from 6 months to a year).| Random Musings
Note: See update here. I no longer use or recommend Minio with Restic. There’s a better option! Having a good backup strategy has always been important to avoid data loss but is now even more important in this day and age of constant ransomware stories in the news. Despite your best efforts to avoid clicking anything, all it takes is one slipup or mistake and your data can be lost.| Random Musings
I have already dealt with the problem of performing a correct backup. This time I will give you some insights into how I make backups and how I am able to guarantee a certain level of security.| IT Notes