Off-site Backup Service [modified]
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I'm designing a small, off-site backup service for some existing clients. I'm wondering about how to go about managing the transfer and storage of backup sets. One client may have more than one backup file, from more than one source, that they elect to upload to my service daily. Two of the initial design issues are: 1. It seems more workable if I bundle all backup files into a single 'batch' file, using an archive tool. 2. I will probably use FTP and thus need to encrypt backup batches before upload. I would prefer to not decrypt files for storage, but rather only on retrieval, enhancing security. Clients will be provided with the decryption tool to ensure against the even of my service not being available for retrieval. I would appreciate comment on these two strategies as well as any more general comment.
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I'm designing a small, off-site backup service for some existing clients. I'm wondering about how to go about managing the transfer and storage of backup sets. One client may have more than one backup file, from more than one source, that they elect to upload to my service daily. Two of the initial design issues are: 1. It seems more workable if I bundle all backup files into a single 'batch' file, using an archive tool. 2. I will probably use FTP and thus need to encrypt backup batches before upload. I would prefer to not decrypt files for storage, but rather only on retrieval, enhancing security. Clients will be provided with the decryption tool to ensure against the even of my service not being available for retrieval. I would appreciate comment on these two strategies as well as any more general comment.
Last modified: 51mins after originally posted --
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
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I guess that's why it was not marked as a question, but as a "General" message. If anything it is quite a pre-anouncement.
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Sorry, it's modified now. I just wanted comments on my two 'question points'. The appropriateness of each of those is a 'question point' to me.
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
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Sorry, it's modified now. I just wanted comments on my two 'question points'. The appropriateness of each of those is a 'question point' to me.
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
Still it is unclear what you are actually doing. Are you developing your own software or putting together this "Service" using available software? If the first, why? Is there something lacking in available software to create this type of service? Is it to expensive? If so how much... considering your time and effort to develop test and maintain your own code?
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Still it is unclear what you are actually doing. Are you developing your own software or putting together this "Service" using available software? If the first, why? Is there something lacking in available software to create this type of service? Is it to expensive? If so how much... considering your time and effort to develop test and maintain your own code?
I'm developing the software responsible for managing the collection and transfer of the files to an existing host. I'm doing this for someone else who wishes to provide the service to clients who have requested it. It is his wish to develop a small, 'in-house' system to provide the service.
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
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I'm developing the software responsible for managing the collection and transfer of the files to an existing host. I'm doing this for someone else who wishes to provide the service to clients who have requested it. It is his wish to develop a small, 'in-house' system to provide the service.
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog
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Brady Kelly wrote:
It is his wish
Ok so it is someone else but it doesn't answer "why". I would think plenty of free or cheap software is available to set up such a system as you describe.
We are looking at Macro Scheduler[^] as a possible client side assist, but then I will still setup up the basic repository and web UI access for clients. When I have looked at Macro Scheduler later today I will know more, but I would still like some comment on my two design issues.
"Once in Africa I lost the corkscrew and we were forced to live off food and water for weeks." - Ernest Hemingway My New Blog