Subj : Backup policy
To   : Rixter
From : nelgin
Date : Mon Jan 13 2025 03:57:45

  Re: Backup policy
  By: Rixter to All on Sun Jan 12 2025 12:32:05

 > I do a full backup on the bbs once a week, I am beginning to think a
 > differential backup would be better and faster. I am backing up to a 10 tb
 > usb. It takes 45 minutes right now. What are the critical folders to back up
 > in your opinion. I am just using the copy command. What do you use and what
 > areas do you backup?

I create a list of packages installed on my system and back that up long with my sbbs directory on a daily basis using burp backup. My backup server is on another continent. I keep 7 days, then a couple of monthly backups, though that's really overkill, I have the space for it.

If the server is lost, it's very easy to recreate, install burp, pull the package list and install the packages and restore the BBS. The entire backup is 26gb including file areas.

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