Thursday, January 15, 2026

Re: OpenBSD as backup server: setup recommendations

On 15.01.26 10:24, 04-psyche.totter@icloud.com wrote:
> Well, that's the point about scripts like rrsync for example: giving ssh access to someone, but restricting the actions they can take. I am trying to see if there are other solutions I should consider.


I have had a look at restic (+rclone) and borgbackup a while back. Both
can be restricted via the ssh configuration on the server so the clients
can "append-only" to their backup repository.

As a side note: restic may seem faster at first and has a smaller
footprint at runtime. However, when you have a decent amount of files
and many snapshots in your backup repository, borg seems to be the
better choice: the cache directory on the backup clients is smaller, and
backup verification as well as pruning old snapshots works faster.

Regards,
Robert

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