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Scenario
There are a number of PC's in the household but they are rarely backed up to an independent drive because it is a PITA, and we are busy, and we forget.
Sooner or later it is going to catch up with us.
Objective
Create a single place to backup on the LAN which is always there for automatic backups.
Prerequisites
Gargoyle router with spare USB port
Hopefully your router has a spare USB port.
If not then check out the Router hardware guide for a suitable router.
USB Hard disk drive
Small portable USB hard drives are readily available.
Format the USB drive with a single large partition.
Create a backup directory and a subdirectory for each pc to be backed up:
- backup
- pc1
- pc2
- pc3
Backup Hard Drive
The USB hard drive should be plugged into the Router's USB port.
Gargoyle - System - USB Storage
| Shared Disks | |
|---|---|
| ☐ Allow Access to FTP From WAN | |
| CIFS Workgroup: | WORKGROUP |
| Disk: Subdirectory: Share Name: Settings Apply to: Share Type(s): CIFS/FTP Anonymous Access: | /dev/sda1 /backup/ backup Only This Specific Drive ☑CIFS ☑FTP ☐NFS Read\Write |
Configure Backups
Ubuntu
System Settings - System - Backups
| Storage Location | |
|---|---|
| Storage location | FTP |
| Server | 192.168.1.1 |
| Port | |
| Folder | /backup/pc1 |
| ☐ Username | anonymous |
Windows
Can anybody remember how to do it in Windows?
