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Make Your Own Backup System – Part 2: Forging the FreeBSD Backup Stronghold

Make Your Own Backup System – Part 2: Forging the FreeBSD Backup Stronghold

FreeBSD
33 min read

Build a bulletproof backup server with FreeBSD, ZFS, and jails. Complete guide covering encryption, security hardening, and multiple backup strategies for enterprise-grade data protection.

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Make Your Own Backup System – Part 1: Strategy Before Scripts

Make Your Own Backup System – Part 1: Strategy Before Scripts

13 min read

When a datacenter fire threatened 142 of my servers, my backup strategy had them back online in hours. This post shares my personal philosophy on creating a resilient system, focusing on the crucial planning that must happen before you write a single script.

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