Tagged: script

Backup-script for TrueNas

As described in the previous post, i modified the awesome script from Jörg Binnewald @ https://esc-now.de/ to suit my needs. The script is automatically triggered, when the backup-HDD is attached to the TrueNAS-Server. The Datasets (and child-Datasets) are incrementally backed-up via send/receive (ZFS feature). The source code can be found here: script: https://github.com/dapuru/zfsbackup A devd-rule (can also be found at...

Data Backup Strategy for ZFS-Pool on TrueNas

In theory there is one solution to backup a TrueNas Data-Share to an external hard disc: Fiddle with send/receive (see below) In practice, there are different options: 1) use syncoid 2) use TrueNas “local replication” 3) use a script with send/receive 4) use rsync Options 1-3 expect ZFS on the target volume, option 4 works with any filesystem. Should i...