Ahoy! My internal hdds are at max with all I’ve been torrenting and I’m considering some type of Docking station for my desktop with several 10Tbs drives in them to allow me to store and backup my data for offline protection.
I was wondering if anyone had done any type of setup like this and if it’s a reliable method for offline data storage. I’d also like it to have a RAID capability but I have software which can mirror drives to each other on startup/shutdown, etc. Also, I’d need it to have a USB-type connection for a USB SSD drive to pop-out & connect to my Smart TV for viewing.
An end goal would be to get a 3-2-1 setup but I can’t find a reliable Cloud storage I’d trust with that much data except maybe Filen.
Any positive input about brands, drives, services, etc. would be most appreciated!
Thanks!
How much are you storing on Backblaze? I love their Desktop Backup, and I’ve got about 20TB backed up with it. But I’m planning to add a significant amount of additional storage on a new machine and I worry that their unlimited plan may not actually be unlimited. I’ve heard good things about their B2 service but the cost would astronomical, way way out of my budget.
edit: Oh, apparently Backblaze Desktop doesn’t support Linux. Well, I’m hosed. Got any suggestions for affordably backing up a significant amount of data on a Linux PC?
Check out storj.io
Gonna give them a spin… Egress seems at a glance more expensive for my use, but I like having options.
Thanks!
Tapes are how you back up large amounts of data. A small tape robot can handle petabytes.
This! Tape is still the golden standard for high capacity!
Any specific models you’d suggest?
I haven’t tried it, but apparently if you do a mapped network drive in Windows then BackBlaze will let you back it up as normal.
Unfortunately the client seems to explicitly skip network shares, so unless there’s some trickery I don’t think that is viable.
Seems explicitly against TOS too now:
https://www.backblaze.com/docs/cloud-storage-network-attached-storage-devices
I’m all for any workaround, but worth noting so we don’t get OOP caught out unexpectedly
I use b2 for about 15tb, still one of the cheapest really without being sketchy. Cost isn’t too bad unless you are reading it often.
As another person already noted, if you really need to back up high amounts, tape is the way to go. Plan to keep your critical stuff off site somehow too. For large amounts sneaker net is still best unfortunately.