Make Your Own Backup System – Part 2: Forging the FreeBSD Backup Stronghold

With the primary backup strategies and methodologies introduced , we've reached the point where we can get specific: the Backup Server configuration. When choosing the type of backup server to use, I tend to favor specific setups: either I trust a professional backup service provider (like Colin Percival's Tarsnap ), or I want full control over the disks where the backups will be hosted. In both…