Time Machine style backup with rsync in 540 lines of code (github.com) 25 points by terminalhealth 7y ago ↗ HN
[–] terminalhealth 7y ago ↗ Also works on Windows via WSL. The repo is active, but urgently needs maintainers.
[–] pwg 7y ago ↗ The description sounds like this mirrors a lot of the functionality found in rsnapshot (https://rsnapshot.org/).What are the advantages here vs. what rsnapshot already provides? [–] chopin 7y ago ↗ Or backintime (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime).The only thing I am missing is that it doesn't work for sshfs mounted devices. Which is not provided by any alternative tool which supports snapshots (probably because of problems with hard links, although I never had issues with those over sshfs). [–] terminalhealth 7y ago ↗ I don't know. I could not find a comparison, but I did find this Reddit thread which gives an overview over different programs:https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/9tkpxx/rsyncbased_os...
[–] chopin 7y ago ↗ Or backintime (https://github.com/bit-team/backintime).The only thing I am missing is that it doesn't work for sshfs mounted devices. Which is not provided by any alternative tool which supports snapshots (probably because of problems with hard links, although I never had issues with those over sshfs).
[–] terminalhealth 7y ago ↗ I don't know. I could not find a comparison, but I did find this Reddit thread which gives an overview over different programs:https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/9tkpxx/rsyncbased_os...
[–] mthoms 7y ago ↗ To me, the fact that it doesn't provide a fancy GUI on MacOS is a pro not a con. I'd much prefer to browse the snapshots using a normal file browser.The Time Machine GUI was cool at first. Now it's just obnoxious.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 13.4 ms ] threadWhat are the advantages here vs. what rsnapshot already provides?
The only thing I am missing is that it doesn't work for sshfs mounted devices. Which is not provided by any alternative tool which supports snapshots (probably because of problems with hard links, although I never had issues with those over sshfs).
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/9tkpxx/rsyncbased_os...
The Time Machine GUI was cool at first. Now it's just obnoxious.