Backup and Recovery
Implement comprehensive backup strategies.
rsync Backups
bash
# Basic sync rsync -avz --delete /source/ /backup/ # Remote backup rsync -avz -e ssh /data/ user@backup:/backups/ # Incremental with hard links rsync -avz --delete --link-dest=/backup/latest /source/ /backup/$(date +%Y%m%d)/
Restic Backup
bash
# Initialize repository restic init --repo /backups # Backup restic backup /data --repo /backups # List snapshots restic snapshots --repo /backups # Restore restic restore latest --target /restore --repo /backups # Prune old backups restic forget --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 12 --prune
Cloud Backup
bash
# AWS S3 with restic restic init --repo s3:s3.amazonaws.com/bucket-name restic backup /data --repo s3:s3.amazonaws.com/bucket-name # GCS restic init --repo gs:bucket-name:/
Best Practices
- •Follow 3-2-1 rule
- •Test recovery regularly
- •Encrypt backups
- •Document procedures
- •Monitor backup success