Happy World Backup Day!

Today is the day to check your backups and make sure everything is up to snuff.  We recommend you follow the 3-2-1 rule.

BorgBase offers the quickest backups based on Borg, Restic or Rustic since 2018:

• Quick to set up – add backups for a new server in about 20 seconds.
• Alerts on missed backups (email, Pushover, webhooks)
• Append-only mode to protect existing backups. Every repository in your account is isolated
• Compression and deduplication to reduce space usage and transfers
• Your data is encrypted locally and we never see its contents
• EU or US storage locations

To celebrate World Backup Day, they are offering 30% off all standard plans for new users, who never had a paid plan. Just use code WBDY25 during checkout (first 50 redemptions until April 7).

Available plans: (prices after discount)

• Free Plan, 10 GB: free forever
• Small Plan, 250 GB: $16.8/year
• Medium Plan, 1 TB: $56/year
• Large Plan, 2 TB: $105/year

All plans come with a flexible quota, you can use as needed for peak usage. We can also offer custom plans or managed servers for even greater storage needs.

Checkout page (login or register first)

For existing users: DM @m4nu on LowEndTalk best data recovery story or how you set up your backups in the comments and they’ll DM you a 20% off coupon for renewal within a day.

Other things BorgBase is doing that sets them apart:

• In-house support that will usually help with even the most detailed backup-related questions.
• They maintain Vorta, an easy-to-use backup client for macOS and Linux.
• They sponsor the Borg project itself and will match any donation you make to the project on our checkout page.
• They regularly participate in Google’s Summer of Code program, which pays $3000 to new open source contributors for working on Borg-related projects. If you have at least an intermediate Python proficiency, check out the ideas page.
• They continue to sponsor related projects, like Borgmatic to keep the eco system healthy in the long run.

Happy World Backup Day!

raindog308

raindog308 is a longtime community LETizen, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, raindog308 runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.

Beyond the command line, raindog308 has a life-long love of German Shepherd Dogs, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, playing guitar, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.

His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.

You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.