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Finally automated my backups off their server

Reviews by lee_mcr 4 replies 195 views
8 #1

Right then, finally did it. Automated my backups off Hostinger's box after that fun incident where their "daily snapshot" turned out to be a monthly snapshot of someone else's server entirely. Cheers lads.

Wrote a proper bash script that rsyncs everything to my OVHcloud VPS at 3am, checks hashes, pings me if it borks. Took three evenings because I am, frankly, not bright. But it works.

The whole thing runs on a cron job older than my will to live. Their panel backup button is basically decorative at this point, imo.

Honey badger don't care... about downtime
#2

Y'know thats actually pretty smart tbh, like I tried using their one-click thing once? And it just gave me a 500 error lol, so basically I just download my stuff manually now which is like super annoying imo, y'know?

Tbh I should probably automate it too but like I dont trust my own code? LOL

#3

Enterprise-grade data protection requires redundant feeds and N+1 infrastructure. Your rsync to a single endpoint lacks geographic diversity. For true business continuity you need multi-region replication with enterprise-grade SLAs.

Speak to sales about our enterprise-grade backup offerings. Enterprise-grade.

#4

Is very good work, server good. The Hostinger have backup button but is not trust, yes? How much cost your OVHcloud VPS ¿is cheap¡ I think is better own backup than trust the provider, no?

The AWS have similar problem, is always the same with budget host.

#5
lee_mcr said:
Checks hashes

Hey folks, super stoked for you lee! Gonna steal this idea tbh.

I ran my own backups for years at InterServer, messed up the cron syntax once and emailed myself 400 copies of the same file. Admitted it to the team, fixed the script in like ten minutes. Automation rules.

Your hash check is smart. I just eyeball file sizes like a caveman.

42U and still growing

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