Restic in container (truenas) --> synology backup

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Hi!

I would like to see a good video on how to make an (offsite) backup of certain folders on the Truenas to an off-site synology

I think the best way to do this is using ‘Restic’

A video on how to se this up in a container, and give it access to the folders you want to backup to the synology would be really helpfull

Also the other way arround (synology to Truenas) would be great!

regards,
Thomas

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In the mean time until Tom makes a video on this, if you need a fall back solution, Brett over at RaidOwl has a decent video on how to do this with Rsync over SSH

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the problem with rsync is that the data is not encrypted..

I want to backup my important data to my friends synology nas, and let him backup his data to my truenas. this without him beeing able to access my data.

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You could always Rsync to a LUKS encrypted volume

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Interesting idea, but unless they add it to the apps it’s not a likely video that I will do.

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there is a ‘docker container’ so almost the same as an app?

I sure hope they will add it to the ‘apps’ so you can make a video about it!

Thanks!

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Is using Syncthing for this not an option?
and set the ‘exterenal’ (at the friends house) device as ‘untrusted’
as shown in this video:

would this provide me with:
-off site backup

  • encrypted data (person with full access to the offsite device can not read the data)
    (password is not stored on the device?)

so when my house would burn down or anything and lose my NAS / Laptops/..
I could recover the data by using a new laptop, installing Syncthing on it, and connect it with the off site nas running syncthing (so i would just need the password) and i would be able to recover al my data?

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Yes, that would work. Also be sure to have snapshots of the syncthing data because changes are synced.