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Backups
A NAS is not a backup. Learn snapshots, offsite copies, encryption and restore testing with tools like Restic, Borg, Duplicati and Proxmox Backup Server.
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How to Configure Proxmox Backups
Protect your VMs and containers with scheduled vzdump jobs and Proxmox Backup Server — including retention, verification and restore testing.
Home Server Backup Strategy That Actually Works
Build a real 3-2-1 backup plan for your homelab — what to back up, snapshots vs backups, tools like Restic and Borg, and tested restores.
Software
Glossary
Snapshot
A point-in-time, read-only copy of a filesystem or volume that lets you roll back changes instantly.
Backup
A separate, recoverable copy of your data kept to protect against loss, corruption or disaster.
rsync
A fast tool that copies and synchronizes files, transferring only what changed.
Restic
A modern backup program that creates encrypted, deduplicated, versioned backups.
Deduplication
Storing only one copy of identical data blocks to save space, especially in backups.
Restic
An open-source backup program that deduplicates, encrypts and verifies snapshots to local or cloud storage.
BorgBackup(Borg)
A deduplicating backup tool focused on efficient, encrypted incremental archives.