Cloud backup solution for linux server wanted
I am currently looking for a backup solution for my 2 servers, one is an in house server, used for file hosting, while the other is a VPS server at a different location. Both run Debian based Linux server editions. I am looking for a backup solution that will periodically backup the servers to a remote location, that is not a network drive or anything like that. The point is I want the backup to reside at a different physical location.
The servers are both headless, so any backup software should be able to run without a GUI client. I'm especially looking for a solution where files are synchronised at specific hours to a remote location, possibly with the possibility of setting a time frame for the backup, that is begin at this hour and stop/halt at this hour. This is of course to save bandwidth during the hours where it is required elsewhere.
On one of the servers I run a PostgreSQL server, it would be great if backup of this was natively supported as well, or supported through an extension of some sort. This is however not a major issue, simply a nice to have feature.
I have looked at a few different solutions, I liked what I could read about the service offered by CrashPlan, however this service, seems more focused on desktop usage, and does not officially support headless servers, and I really wish to avoid doing any hacks to get this working. Further more I have looked at SpiderOak which seems to be somewhat the same as CrashPlan, although they should be able to support headless servers, I have yet to receive any activation mail from them, so not able to find out if it is the right solution yet, anyone had any experience with these?
Finally I have considered Jungle Disk, which also seems to fulfil my requirements, anyone had any experience with this provider? I have looked for other questions on the matter on both superuser and server fault, but have not found any that could supply me with the answer.
My requirements listed, is as follows:
Hosted online backup, preferably with servers within the European union.
Support for Linux server, with no requirement of a GUI client.
Support for data from 2 different servers, ranging from approximately 2-10 gb data.
Able to perform scheduled backup.
As few hacks as possible, just to make it easier for my self.
Any ideas?
I am currently looking for a backup solution for my 2 servers, one is an in house server, used for file hosting, while the other is a VPS server at a different location. Both run Debian based Linux server editions. I am looking for a backup solution that will periodically backup the servers to a remote location, that is not a network drive or anything like that. The point is I want the backup to reside at a different physical location.
The servers are both headless, so any backup software should be able to run without a GUI client. I'm especially looking for a solution where files are synchronised at specific hours to a remote location, possibly with the possibility of setting a time frame for the backup, that is begin at this hour and stop/halt at this hour. This is of course to save bandwidth during the hours where it is required elsewhere.
On one of the servers I run a PostgreSQL server, it would be great if backup of this was natively supported as well, or supported through an extension of some sort. This is however not a major issue, simply a nice to have feature.
I have looked at a few different solutions, I liked what I could read about the service offered by CrashPlan, however this service, seems more focused on desktop usage, and does not officially support headless servers, and I really wish to avoid doing any hacks to get this working. Further more I have looked at SpiderOak which seems to be somewhat the same as CrashPlan, although they should be able to support headless servers, I have yet to receive any activation mail from them, so not able to find out if it is the right solution yet, anyone had any experience with these?
Finally I have considered Jungle Disk, which also seems to fulfil my requirements, anyone had any experience with this provider? I have looked for other questions on the matter on both superuser and server fault, but have not found any that could supply me with the answer.
My requirements listed, is as follows:
Hosted online backup, preferably with servers within the European union.
Support for Linux server, with no requirement of a GUI client.
Support for data from 2 different servers, ranging from approximately 2-10 gb data.
Able to perform scheduled backup.
As few hacks as possible, just to make it easier for my self.
Any ideas?
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