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Ghost Pi - an unconventional backup solution (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by czardestructo to c/selfhosted

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I call this nonsense host ‘Ghost’, for me it’s similar to a tape backup solution. Fairly simple concept, it’s an old Pi1 + external mechanical drive that sits dormant with its ethernet off. Once a month, at a random time and random date it enables the ethernet, spins up the drive and pulls data from the main server to update its drive then goes black until next month. The only way to check or maintain the pi is a push button that toggles the ethernet interface. I slapped it together with some scrap wood, spare hardware and screwed it to a 2x4 in a dark corner of my basement. It’s my 5th string backup, the ultimate insurance policy because I’m mental.

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[–] czardestructo 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does anyone see the attatched mp4 video? If not here is an imgur link.

[–] typhonaut 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hmm I’m using wefwef and can’t see it

[–] joroo 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Me too, but the video is visible for me. Growing pains.

[–] typhonaut 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I’m sure there will be a lot of those

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you are seeing that there should be a video right? Same for me. 🤔

[–] typhonaut 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah black background with a play button that has a diagonal line through it, as if it’s a broken link or something

[–] joroo 1 points 1 year ago

We can see the video. Like the idea! I personally use a pi that I plug in manually as a backup solution. Do you have a git with the scripts you used for this pi?