Backup

I'm finding myself frustrated with the open source backup software that's available. Speculatively, the main focus seems to be on sysadmins that want to script their backups in systemd files... But these aren't shared.

I currently use restic, and it just feels like a trap of unknowns. It's well documented how to use the command line, and it has a pretty great reputation at this point. However, despite writing some decent scripts to automate the backups, I can't help but wonder what all I've done wrong.

Am I the only one that has these concerns? What are folks here using?

The admin of lemmy.world, mastodon.world, and calckey.world says the site has been hacked. For details, here you can find his post and this for the recap.

What does all this have to do with the backup community?

Lemmy instance administrators must take into account that any backups of previous versions of their instance may be affected by this vulnerability.

While updates to Lemmy instances are progressive in a future timeline (meaning they tend to update to newer versions and not older versions), there is a chance that administrators, for some reason, need to use an old backup. In this case, the use of previous versions must necessarily eliminate the problem of custom emojis and rotate the JWT secret.

Do I have to change my password?

The administrator of lemmy.world, mastodon.world, and calckey.world says that passwords are not compromised, but to "sleep peacefully" it's preferable to change your password.

I remind you that Lemmy.world has recently implemented the ability to enable two-factor authentication.

To enable it, go to your profile settings and find the 2FA button at the bottom. Once you click on "Save" the page will reload and you will have a new "2FA installation link" button that will allow you to save the authentication seed.

Remember to always save the seeds and/or QR codes of accounts with two-factor authentication. Many password managers like Biwarden or KeePassXC allow you to save 2FA codes. However, this would mean that together with the credentials such as email and password there will also be 2FA creating a single breaking point which in some cases is not convenient.

An alternative is to use 2FA applications such as Aegis, FreeOTP, and others (I would avoid Authy because it requires a phone number) or use keys such as Yubikey and the like.

This community aims to help, clarify, advise, and discuss any topic related to the concept of backup. From as simple as saving your most important photos to managing your own server.

As always, be respectful of others and make it clear that, unlike other social networks, this is the best community!