filesystems - IT Notes

Alpine Linux and LXD perfect setup - Part 1: BTRFS file system

Alpine Linux and lxd are perfect together, especially if combined with a good file system. Let’s see how to install them on a btrfs file system.

backup

Searching for a perfect backup solution

Many people think that it is enough to ensure that the storage medium is redundant - and you are fine. WRONG!!!!!

backup

Take automatic snapshots of cephfs file systems

Cephfs is great. It can be used to store and share files and can take advantage of the granularity and performance of Ceph. Big amounts of data can be stored and live snapshots can be taken so remote backups can be easily performed.

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BTRFS: performing automatic snapshots and remote backups

One of the interesting features of BTRFS is the dynamic snapshot generation, which grantees the possibility to have a perfect and immediate copy of a specific path.

container

Rotating Docker log files

Sometimes containers log a lot of things, and the logfile can become huge. This happens because containers aren't supposed to run for a long time but to be created/disposed regularly. Here's how to fix this. You have to instruct Docker, at launch, and tell how much you want the

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BTRFS Best Practices

I've been using BTRFS for years and I've had few problems. Some of them are small and can be avoided with some smart improvements.