My YunoHost server
Hardware: VPS bought online / Old laptop or computer / Raspberry Pi at home / Internet Cube with VPN / Other ARM board / …
YunoHost version: 11.0.9.14
I have access to my server : Through SSH | through the webadmin | direct access via keyboard / screen | …
Are you in a special context or did you perform some particular tweaking on your YunoHost instance ? : no
If yes, please explain:
Description of my issue
So I’m very keen to have a good automated, incremental backup to an external USB drive. The documentation “is ok” if you know everything about what you are doing, but what about us that know a little or not enough?
I have a nice new shiny 2TB USB drive. I have manged to get it plugged in, recognized, and to be seen on boot up. So far so good. I see it as /media/storage.
I understand that I can use Borg with a provider by generating a set of keys on my server and using those keys to SSH into the provider and start an incremental backup, yes the first backup could take a while but after that, it’ll just be the changes.
I would like to do that to my new USB drive but I can’t find a full tutorial.
Do I need both the server and the backup app on the same machine to back up to a USB drive?
I tried it with just the backup app but the repository couldn’t be seen.
I think I have all the right bits to make it work but I’m not clear on the order or the detail, so if there is anyone out there that is using Borg to back up to a USB drive and would like to share a step by step guide then I’d be most grateful to you. (so would many others I bet)…
Many thanks and best wishes
dj