7 Best Open Source “Disk Cloning/Backup” Tools for Linux Servers
Disk cloning is the process of copying data from a hard disk to another one, in fact, you can do this process by copy & paste but you won’t be able to copy the
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How to Clone a CentOS Server with Rsync
Cloning is the practice of cloning an exact copy of an existing Live Linux server using the rsync command-line tool. Cloning requires 2 instances of servers – the server to be cloned and the
The 5 Best Graphical Backup Tools for Ubuntu and Linux Mint
In this guide, we review the best graphical user interface backup tools for Ubuntu and Linux Mint operating systems. These Linux backup tools are also installable and work on Ubuntu flavors such as Lubuntu,
rdiff-backup – A Powerful Incremental Backup Tool Now Supports Python 3
This improvement was officially released and published on March 15, 2020, with Version 2.0.0 and distributed on the GitHub site. The much appreciated Rdiff-backup application allows users to back up a directory to another
Relax-and-Recover – Backup and Recover a Linux System
Relax-and-Recover (ReaR in short) is a simple yet powerful, easy-to-setup, full-featured and leading open-source bare metal disaster recovery and system migration solution, written in Bash. It is a modular and configurable framework with numerous
fwbackups – A Feature-rich Backup Program for Linux
fwbackups is a free and open-source feature-rich user backup application that allows you to backup your important documents anytime, anywhere using a simple powerful interface with the support for scheduled backups and backing up
How to Setup DRBD to Replicate Storage on Two CentOS 7 Servers
The DRBD (stands for Distributed Replicated Block Device) is a distributed, flexible and versatile replicated storage solution for Linux. It mirrors the content of block devices such as hard disks, partitions, logical volumes etc.
How to Clone a Partition or Hard drive in Linux
There are many reasons why you may want to clone a Linux partition or even hard drive, most of which are related to creating backups of your data. There are multiple ways you can
How to Auto Backup Files to USB Media When Connected
A backup is the last defense against data loss, offering a means to restore original data. You can use either a removable media such as an external hard drive or USB flash disk or
Rclone – Sync Files Directories from Different Cloud Storage
Rclone is a command line program written in Go language, used to sync files and directories from different cloud storage providers such as: Amazon Drive, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Box, Ceph, DigitalOcean Spaces, Dropbox,