How do you guys back up your server?

juliette@pawb.social to Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 131 points –

I have a home server that I’m using and hosting files on it. I’m worried about it breaking and loosing access to the files. So what method do you use to backup everything?

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You guys back up your server?

If your data is replaceable, there’s not much point unless it’s a long wait or high cost to get it back. It’s why I don’t have many backups.

In the 20 years that I've been running a home server I've never had anything more than a failed disk in the array which didn't cause any data loss.

I do have backups since it's a good practice and also because it familiarizes me with the software and processes as they change and update so my skillset is always fresh for work purposes.