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Complexity  ·  3923 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Well, Hubski, you failed. Now what? (NAS Update)

You crazy, kb. But I like the lights on the monolith.

I'm seeing complaints about Glacier file operations from Synology generating large bills: http://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?f=228&t=74866&sid=05254630f318b4b44a75d3681491ba49

Seems like two issues: 1) the Synology software generates many more put requests than other software and 2) people are backing up many smaller files rather than fewer larger ones or archives of smaller files pre-packaged before upload.

So unless you want to get back into the world of fiddling and write scripts for the Synology box to tar your many small files before upload, or restrict the box to sending only your huge media files to Glacier, it might be better to avoid it.

Some of the folks in those threads suggests Crashplan is the way to go.





kleinbl00  ·  3923 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I was trying to figure out their pricing and ended up scratching my head. At the same time, a Crashplan "seeded backup" is a 1TB drive they throw at you for $150! Which I'd have to use again and again and again...

Complexity  ·  3923 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Glacier looks expensive. http://liangzan.net/aws-glacier-calculator/

Crashplan doesn't let you back up NAS devices...

Hmm...

kleinbl00  ·  3923 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Here's what I get natively:

Here's how to set up CrashPlan.

So it can be done. It'll just be a pain in the ass.

Like the goddamn timeserver on the router that doesn't believe in ntp.org. Bitch.