Comments on: Cheap Server Backup with Amazon S3 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/ Variously Interesting Projects Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:12:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/comment-page-1/#comment-30602 Jonathan Sun, 03 May 2009 19:57:44 +0000 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/#comment-30602 Update #2: I've just found out that I don't even need to use rsync. The Jungledisk binary will run schedules backups just like the desktop version - you just have to set up the config xml file right. This means you get all the nice Jungledisk features for automated backups, like and RSS feed of the reports for one thing. Update #2: I’ve just found out that I don’t even need to use rsync. The Jungledisk binary will run schedules backups just like the desktop version – you just have to set up the config xml file right. This means you get all the nice Jungledisk features for automated backups, like and RSS feed of the reports for one thing.

]]> By: Jonathan http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/comment-page-1/#comment-30597 Jonathan Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:29:34 +0000 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/#comment-30597 Just an update on this as of Jungle Disk 2.6: I have a Debian 5.0 server and all I needed to do was to create my jungledisk-settings.xml file, apt-get install fuse-utils, then run the jungledisk Linux binary. I didn't need to compile or install anything else, nor did I need to manually mount the bucket - the jungledisk binary did all that for me. I'm now using rsync (with the --inplace switch) to do my backups. So far it works fine. I need to set jungledisk to run at boot time (as my non-privilaged user) though. Not sure about how I'd restore previous versions though - might have to do that manually. Just an update on this as of Jungle Disk 2.6:

I have a Debian 5.0 server and all I needed to do was to create my jungledisk-settings.xml file, apt-get install fuse-utils, then run the jungledisk Linux binary. I didn’t need to compile or install anything else, nor did I need to manually mount the bucket – the jungledisk binary did all that for me. I’m now using rsync (with the –inplace switch) to do my backups. So far it works fine. I need to set jungledisk to run at boot time (as my non-privilaged user) though.

Not sure about how I’d restore previous versions though – might have to do that manually.

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]]> By: Andy http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/comment-page-1/#comment-30557 Andy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:00:19 +0000 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/#comment-30557 If you are on Windows you can use CloudBerry Explorer for Amazon S3. With FTP like client it makes managing files in S3 EASY <a href="http://cloudberrylab.com/" rel="nofollow">http://cloudberrylab.com/</a> It supports most of the Amazon S3 and CloudFront features and It is a FREEWARE If you are on Windows you can use CloudBerry Explorer for Amazon S3. With FTP like client it makes managing files in S3 EASY
http://cloudberrylab.com/ It supports most of the Amazon S3 and CloudFront features and It is a FREEWARE

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]]> By: ben http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/comment-page-1/#comment-17205 ben Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:46:34 +0000 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/#comment-17205 I’ve modified this to better suit CPanel based sites with sql support at http://duivesteyn.net/2008/amazon-s3-backup-for-webserver-public_html-sql-bash/ hope it helps someone I’ve modified this to better suit CPanel based sites with sql support at http://duivesteyn.net/2008/amazon-s3-backup-for-webserver-public_html-sql-bash/

hope it helps someone

]]> By: Dave http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/comment-page-1/#comment-17054 Dave Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:50:47 +0000 http://nexus.zteo.com/2007/08/06/cheap-server-backup-with-amazon-s3/#comment-17054 This idea of mounting my S3 bucket as local disk drive and then use rsync will not work well. It will not provide any bandwidth efficient algorithm and upload the whole new file, not just what was changed. Only when you connect to Rsync service on the remote side (For example http://www.s3rsync.com in Ec2 servers at Amazon), you can fully benefit form Rsync power. Rsync to "local" drive is a bad idea since it uploads the whole file, as mentioned above the backup process is much more slower. This idea of mounting my S3 bucket as local disk drive and then use rsync will not work well.
It will not provide any bandwidth efficient algorithm and upload the whole new file, not just what was changed.
Only when you connect to Rsync service on the remote side (For example http://www.s3rsync.com in Ec2 servers at Amazon), you can fully benefit form Rsync power.
Rsync to “local” drive is a bad idea since it uploads the whole file, as mentioned above the backup process is much more slower.

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