🏃 HAD TO — finally a guide for people too cheap to pay for backup services
rclone snapshot rotation across Contabo + OVHcloud + Vultr, $0 extra if you already have the VPS
Ive been doing manual rsync like a CAVEMAN, this saves me HOURS
My price history on backup tools: $48/yr → $24/yr → $0 with this method
Who else testing this weekend
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¿I try already,brother¿
The API rate limit is very annoying,jaja
My script fail at 2AM when both run together
¿anyone solve this with queue or delay¿
I believe a simple sleep jitter between provider calls would help
I use similar approach for my servers in Singapore and Tokyo
My current rotation:
No overlap, no rate limit issue so far
You should just use a lock file or something
I do this with rclone + sqlite for tracking what already synced
That way you dont hammer apis when dont need to
My thinking: check before request, not after
The real problem is Vultr api is trash definitely
I pay $3/mo for my backup node and they rate limit me to 30 req
Contabo give 100 at €4/mo im already moving my snapshots
Receive better throughput on cheap plan lol
