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Best Linux Backup Software For Desktops And Servers

Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 4th of April 2021 12:19:13 AM Filed under
Software

No doubt cloud services have saved us a lot of trouble. We can back up important files in cloud storage and download them later whenever needed. But backing up the entire operating system is not normally possible with cloud services like Gdrive, OneDrive, etc.

Also, an operating system loaded with a ton of applications can be more than 100GB in size. Or what about a Linux server? A production server stores, update, move, and delete files constantly.

When running a server, the administrator will have to be ready for any disaster such as server crash that may corrupt data, accidentally deleting important configuration files, or in the worst scenario, the server may get hacked.

Uploading system files to the server will not only consume time but will require the admin to sign up for a paid plan that provides enough storage for the backup.

Google drive, Gdrive, Dropbox, etc. are not designed for systematically storing backups. So even if you successfully package your operating system and uploads it to the server, restoring that backup manually will not be easy.

In this article, I will review Best Linux backup software desktops and servers.

If you own a Linux server, this is an important article for you. In the last article, I covered steps to secure a Linux server. It shows a number of ways your servers can be compromised. If you have not read that article, I recommend you read it. That article will harden your Linux server security.

In case your server is compromised exploiting any zero-day vulnerability, or through user’s error, you will want to make sure you’ve working backups ready to be restored to a new or the same server. Most of the time hackers do not prioritize deleting your server, they infect your server with malicious code to constantly monitor your server and steal as much data as possible.

Backups allow you to restore your server back to functioning again. So it’s important to regularly backup your server, make sure files are not corrupted, and most importantly backup files are stored at a secure location.

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