From fb3b040290b680b6c4cf0349494b73ba988f19d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon L Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:32:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add a section to the readme about remote borg backups Signed-off-by: Simon L --- readme.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 380d099bafe..bdba8e10ed9 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -269,7 +269,16 @@ The backups itself get encrypted with an encryption key that gets shown to you i Be aware that this solution does not back up files and folders that are mounted into Nextcloud using the external storage app. -Note that this implementation does not provide remote backups, for this you can use the [backup app](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/backup). +--- + +#### Are remote borg backups supported? + +Not directly but you have multiple options to achieve this: +- Mount a network FS like SSHFS, SMB or NFS in the directory that you enter in AIO as backup directory +- Use rsync or rclone for syncing the borg backup archive that AIO creates locally to a remote target (make sure to lock the backup archive correctly before starting the sync; search for "aio-lockfile"; you can find a local example script here: https://github.com/nextcloud/all-in-one#sync-the-backup-regularly-to-another-drive) +- You can find a well written guide that uses rclone and e.g. BorgBase for remote backups here: https://github.com/nextcloud/all-in-one/discussions/2247 +- create your own backup solution using a script and borg, borgmatic or any other to backup tool for backing up to a remote target (make sure to stop and start the AIO containers correctly following https://github.com/nextcloud/all-in-one#how-to-enable-automatic-updates-without-creating-a-backup-beforehand) +- Additionally, there is the [backup app](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/backup) for remote backups ---