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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: Denbert on March 29, 2009, 03:57:30 PM

Title: Backup to remote host (over internet)
Post by: Denbert on March 29, 2009, 03:57:30 PM

Hi there,

I have used the SME server since 5.2, but has for the last two years used Debian Etch with webmin, as there is some features i really like with this setup. Now i need a new server, and the demand is a SME server out of the box, with no extra features at all :)

The only thing i really miss, is the ability to make a filesystem backup over the internet. In webmin it's very flexible and can be scheduled : http://doxfer.com/Webmin/FilesystemBackup

Can it be done on a SME 7.4 server?

 

Title: Re: Backup to remote host (over internet)
Post by: Stefano on March 29, 2009, 04:02:19 PM

Hi Denbert

maybe Affa (http://wiki.contribs.org/Affa) is what you are looking for

HTH

Ciao
Stefano

Title: Re: Backup to remote host (over internet)
Post by: Denbert on March 29, 2009, 04:30:07 PM

Quote from: Stefano a.k.a. nenonano on March 29, 2009, 04:02:19 PM

Hi Denbert

maybe Affa (http://wiki.contribs.org/Affa) is what you are looking for

Thanks for the suggestion, doesn't look like the SME tools I used in the good old. 6.x days, as there is no webgui.

I'll try it on at test server, and see if I can hit my Debian Etch server in the amazon cloud.

Title: Re: Backup to remote host (over internet)
Post by: David Harper on March 29, 2009, 04:39:30 PM

IIRC Affa requires SME to be running on the backup server, as it uses the e-smith database etc.

That said, in essence all Affa does is dial in to the production box over ssh and then copy any changed files to the backup server. You could probably use the code on your Debian box with a few modifications.

Title: Re: Backup to remote host (over internet)
Post by: Denbert on March 29, 2009, 04:55:46 PM

I'll try to investigate the webmin Filesystem backup module, in order to see if it could be implemented to SME (More correct, if I can, with my poor linux skills  :???:), as I think this setup is more useable, as it runs on all distros.