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Sorry for adding to the massive pile of backup-related question, but I could not figure out how to manage backups from existing answers..

I want to backup my VPS setup (think container-defining files, its volumes, and etc configs), but am unsure where to put it. Does keeping these in the VPS itself make sense? If so, how do I create and manage the backup?

Also, I would need a remote copy - what is the good location for this? I wish I could copy to my laptop, but obviously I cannot do that automatically. Should I pay money for a backup? I want to avoid paying lots of money just for backups. Thanks in advance!

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ansible if you want to do it the right way.

Or keep all of your configs in one tree and use syncthing on it If you want to phone it in. Turn on versioning call it a night.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks! I gotta get my hands on Ansible, was reluctant as I've heard it can be complicated. Should see myself!

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Ansible's not all that bad. The alternatives are far more complicated.

Jeff geerling has a bunch of videos on ansible 101.