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Reommendation please: backup software/script that can be scheduled and encrypts (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/linux
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As per title really. I need a backup solution for backing up my home directory to an external USB drive that;

  1. I can schedule to run x times per week
  2. Encrypts the contents (into an encrypted zip file is fine)
  3. Puts the encrypted backup onto an external USB drive
  4. Keeps the last x amount of backups.

I've found loads that can do one or more of these things but not all of them. I really like LuckyBackup for example but it doesn't encrypt. I just want something I can set and forget.

System is LMDE 6 (Faye).

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[–] Heavybell 1 points 8 months ago

I'm still using Duplicity. It's a command line program, so point #1 is handled by systemd timers, but it does the rest for me. With a udev rule and systemd automount, I even have it so I can swap out the backup drive and take it off-site occasionally.