From b353186d881c102f234fa98c924c8fb8c5ae4a98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zweibach Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:46:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Added a few external backup tools --- docs/getting_started_installing.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/getting_started_installing.md b/docs/getting_started_installing.md index f24a93f8..1eaaf52e 100644 --- a/docs/getting_started_installing.md +++ b/docs/getting_started_installing.md @@ -174,6 +174,20 @@ By default, hydrus stores all your user data in one location, so backing up is s Shut the client down while you run the backup, obviously. +##### A few options +There are a host of other great alternatives out there, probably far too many to count. These are a couple that are often recommended and used by Hydrus users and are, in the spirit of Hydrus Network itself, free and open source. + + +[FreeFileSync](https://freefilesync.org/) +Linux, MacOS, Windows. +Recommended and used by dev. Somewhat basic but does the job well enough. + +[Borg Backup](https://www.borgbackup.org/) +FreeBSD, Linux, MacOS. +More advanced and featureful backup tool. + +[Restic](https://restic.net/) +Almost every OS you can name. !!! danger Do not put your live database in a folder that continuously syncs to a cloud backup. Many of these services will interfere with a running client and can cause database corruption. If you still want to use a system like this, either turn the sync off while the client is running, or use the above backup workflows to safely backup your client to a separate folder that syncs to the cloud.