backup-paranoid

About being backup-paranoid, a few hints about my daily routines.

Not a manual, at all - nor even pieces of advice - just a few hints & links.

**BACKUP**: my 3 pillars are **timeshift + rsync**, and optionally **btrfs**.
I've customized the very same scripts to run on several machines, EFI or legacy bios, Intel or Amd, ext4 or btrfs.
I use dedicated physical disks for my rsyncs, plus a second unit for timeshifts in ext4 mode.

**--- About rsync backup ---**
I'm currently using the script '**rsync_tmbackup.sh**', that I've customized for my needs and crontab-bed 4 times a day:
[https://github.com/laurent22/rsync-time-backup](https://github.com/laurent22/rsync-time-backup)

But I've happily used some '(em)**BORG**' forks:
About BORG: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/1.1-maint/installation.html
i.e. NO $ sudo pacman -S borg, but
pip install borgbackup llfuse

see https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html#dependencies
and
https://emborg.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing.html
and
https://emborg.readthedocs.io/en/latest/examples.html
and
https://emborg.readthedocs.io/en/latest/commands.html

**--- About btrfs & timeshift ---**
Convert to btrfs:
FEDORA guide: https://fedoramagazine.org/convert-your-filesystem-to-btrfs
TitusTech guide: https://christitus.com/btrfs-guide/
( Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2QP4onqJKI )

Also on Youtube, Stephen's Tech Talks:
"Speedy Install EndeavourOS 2021.04.17 ArchLinux with BTRFS, TimeShift, Gnome 40, ZRAM, and PipeWire"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7JizzJ6SJ0

**But above all, see "Timeshift and grub-btrfs in Linux Arch" by Lorenzo Bettini ( it's in English )**
https://www.lorenzobettini.it/2022/07/timeshift-and-grub-btrfs-in-linux-arch/

More:
How To: GRUB-BTRFS Snapshot Booting on Arch Linux Systems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wUtRkEWBwE
https://github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs
and
https://github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs/blob/master/initramfs/readme.md