Question Cheap “remote” backup target device on LAN?

[WST16]

Hi,

Two houses next to each other, connected by LAN. Trying to find a cheap way of backing up a DS to a disk on the other house.
I don’t need a full fledged NAS to be the backup target just some kind of a disk on the LAN. I hear you, “that’s NAS, stupid”

Any suggestions? Cheap is what I’m looking for. Looked at netgear NAS but I’m not sure.

 

[Rusty]

Hi,

Two houses next to each other, connected by LAN. Trying to find a cheap way of backing up a DS to a disk on the other house.
I don’t need a full fledged NAS to be the backup target just some kind of a disk on the LAN. I hear you, “that’s NAS, stupid”

Any suggestions? Cheap is what I’m looking for. Looked at netgear NAS but I’m not sure.

If the other location is the same LAN then maybe a rpi device with a simple linux installation and an hdd attached to it? rsync via HB would work in that case.

 

[WST16]

Funny you said that, because I was on Amazon looking for the same just now. The only thing is that they provide USB 2 only. But why not.

So I’m on the right track then. Thanks Rusty.

 

[itsjasper]

Or just use a computer in the other house, assuming there's one there (probably why the LAN was deployed to begin with I guess?)

 

[Telos]

Or you could go over to Ebay and snag a 213j w/2x3TB drives for under $80 and put it in the other house.

 

[WST16]

Thank you all. Good suggestions. I have an old Mac mini that might be suitable for this.
And I didn’t know that a 213j can be that cheap

The raspberry pi route however is what I might start with. I’ll add this project to the list (growing fast now, and free time is shrinking faster).

 

[subie]

If you have a computer that is always on, you can use the app Syncthing to backup files.

 

[Rusty]

Or you could go over to Ebay and snag a 213j w/2x3TB drives for under $80 and put it in the other house.

Would agree with @Telos over rpi

 

[Gerard]

What do you guys use to rsync to another computer. I currently have hyper backup to another computer on the lan, using rsync, because synology doesn’t allow any other connection mode for backing up on the network.

I’m using a program called delta copy, and it was a bit of a pita to get working. I don’t even know what I did or how I ended up getting it to work, it was just a matter of messing with the authentications, etc.

 

[Rusty]

What do you guys use to rsync to another computer.

HB as well... works without any problems.