Folks who run their own #selfhosted #git services: tell me about how your #backups work. #selfhosting #git #gitolite #forgejo #gitea #gogs

I just completely wiped a Docker volume by fat-fingering a path.

Thanks to backups, data loss is near zero.
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J’ai complètement supprimé un volume Docker en tapant incorrectement un chemin.

À cause que j’ai une sauvegarde, la perte de données est presque nulle.

#UK orders #Apple to let it spy on users’ #encrypted accounts
Secret order requires blanket access to protected #cloud #backups around the world, which if implemented would undermine Apple’s #privacy pledge to its users.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/07/apple-encryption-backdoor-uk/
https://archive.ph/Yd3rQ
#surveillance #encryption

~2003 I asked my friend about good Linux backup software.

He told me to use rsync in a script, with cron or whatever, and basically roll a solution myself. I thought that was such a hack-y way of doing it.

But he was right. Rsync rules.

Also, software using rsync like rsnapshot and BackupPC, and countless others, are very good.

Really simple instructions on how to help archive the US Government's websites:

https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/ArchiveTeam_Warrior#Installing_and_running_with_Docker

Although #ArchiveTeam are not affiliated with with the #InternetArchive, that is where the archived sites are stored.

Ich empfehle die elektronische Patientenakte (#ePA) als sicheren Cloud-Speicher für private #Backups. Einfach das #ZIP in #PDF umbenennen, verschlüsseln und hochladen – schon habt ihr #kostenlosen #Speicherplatz! Und das Beste: Die #Krankenkasse übernimmt die #Hosting-Kosten. #ePA #CloudBackup #Datensicherheit

Are you a fellow data hoarder? Have some spare terabytes? Start here:

https://commoncrawl.org/blog/january-2025-crawl-archive-now-available

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_dump_torrents#English_Wikipedia

https://github.com/end-of-term/eot2024

https://github.com/internetarchive/dweb-mirror

https://archive.org/details/20250128-cdc-datasets

https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/Main_Page

https://github.com/lisawilliams/NIH_Data

https://archive.org/details/academictorrents_c5bf370a90cae548d5a306c1be7d79186b9f60b9

Today it suddenly occurred to me, "Hmm, I bet #rclone supports a compression backend. If so, then I could be compressing my cloud backups to save on storage costs." So I went and looked it up, and indeed it does, and I could.
There's even a "union" backend I could use to migrate gradually to compressed backups rather than paying download and upload costs to recompress everything.
Seems like a great idea, right? Or _is_ it?
#tech #backups #hacking
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So, #backups on #Linux. Which tool do I want, preferably with a GUI?

I want to back up 3-4 Linux laptops to a remote server at Hetzner. My key requirement is that the whole thing is stable, easy to configure, and easy to automate. Backups must be encrypted.

Extra points for versioning.

So I've been trying to figure out the answer to a theoretical problem: what would I do if I was in a foreign country and had my phone and laptop seized / stolen?

I'm not too concerned about the shit on them, but nowadays everything is 2FA. Even my password manager needs second factor auth on a new device, and the second factor is email which... You guessed it needs a second factor. I feel like I'm one lost device from disaster.

How do you go from zero to re-equipped with your logins without access to your own desk and devices?

Would it be insane to post an encrypted binary blob in like a public git repo? Random webpage? What encryption would be sufficient to confidentiality drop an entire password vault, ssh keys, etc into a public space?

(Encryption not my area of expertise)

Wall of the Fallen.

This is your semi-regularly-scheduled reminder to do your backups!

#Introduction

I've programmed computers since 1984 (https://liw.fi/40/). I was part of #Linux from the beginning. I was a #Debian developer for about 20 years (1996-2018). I care about #SoftwareFreedom and #CivilLiberties. I think about #backups. My main hobby is #OpenSource development. I have too many personal projects (https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/radicle.liw.fi/). I work on #Radicle (https://radicle.xyz/).

My other hobby is classic European men's style. I like to wear a #suit. Preferably with a vest.

The Archivist Prayer

O data, copy, copy thyself onto the migration drive: that thou mightest live for ever.

We've put together 4 resolutions to help you protect your digital presence in 2025, including strong #passwords and/or #passkeys, preventing #phishing, safeguarding your financial data, and making regular #backups a habit.

Learn more: https://globalcyberalliance.org/cybersecurity-resolutions-2025/

What do y'all use for #backups on #linux for your home machines? I want to back up to an external drive.