Who do you use for cold backup?

terrorgen · January 2022

I am finally going to design my 3-2-1 backup plan, which is a step up from my current plan:
replace hard drives before they fail
So, wonder how is everyone's plan look like, what services do you use?
The obvious provider would be AWS... but any other contenders?

natvps_uk · January 2022

How much storage do you require? Also how cold is the storage? Maybe S3 Glacier could work for you or depending on the amount of storage I’m sure a provider would be able to do custom large storage deals.

sanvit · January 2022

I typically use Wasabi. But S3 glacier would be great considering the new 100GB free egress + 1TB free Cloudfront

seriesn · January 2022

Wasabi is pretty decent

vyas · January 2022

b2 (with or without Cloudflare depending on use)

tetech · January 2022

Don't wasabi only have one price (i.e. hot storage)? Same for B2. AWS glacier deep storage is $1/TB/mo, but of course retrieval costs can kill you. Scaleway C14 is 2 Euro/TB/mo, but lower retrieval cost.

vyas · January 2022

@tetech said:
Don't wasabi only have one price (i.e. hot storage)? Same for B2. AWS glacier deep storage is $1/TB/mo, but of course retrieval costs can kill you. Scaleway C14 is 2 Euro/TB/mo, but lower retrieval cost.

Cost comparison from backblaze. We are considering it for our use- once we start video podcasts. Not sure if these are reasonable prices

(10 TB total backup, with 1 TB/ month data xfer -
considering cold storage)

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Excellent questions by @natvps_uk btw

How much storage do you require? Also how cold is the storage?

Depending on storage requirements the 2 TB plan from sync.com (solo basic or the solo professional ) can also be an option.

I like sync. Rather under rated in the space
https://www.sync.com/pricing/

terrorgen · January 2022

I probably have less than 1tb to back up unless I count those Linux ISOs I gathered the past decade and a half.

havoc · January 2022

Using onedrive - O365 fam comes with 6TB. And since I need office anyway....

Be sure to encrypt those linux isos...cloud providers hashing copyright content is becoming more fashionable

Not_Oles · January 2022

Hi @terrorgen! I have a 5 TB Seagate lifetime! It cost $95 last Christmas.

I know this probably isn't what you want, but I can't resist joking around! ¡Saludos! 🤩

terrorgen · January 2022

@Not_Oles said:
Hi @terrorgen! I have a 5 TB Seagate lifetime! It cost $95 last Christmas.

I know this probably isn't what you want, but I can't resist joking around! ¡Saludos! 🤩

Then uploaded to the cloud via IPoAC?

Astro · January 2022

@terrorgen I'm curious how much are you willing to pay for say 2TB lifetime encrypted storage?

Not_Oles · January 2022

@terrorgen said:

@Not_Oles said:
Hi @terrorgen! I have a 5 TB Seagate lifetime! It cost $95 last Christmas.

I know this probably isn't what you want, but I can't resist joking around! ¡Saludos! 🤩

Then uploaded to the cloud via IPoAC?

Definitely! How appropriate to mention clouds in the context of IPoAC!

You win this round! ✨💖

Advin · January 2022

I just backup my personal files to my Gsuite Unlimited $12/month legacy plan

lentro · January 2022

@vyas if you proxy Cloudflare in front of B2, you don’t have to pay for any egress costs due to the bandwidth alliance right? Doesn’t that make it a no-brained? And $5/TB/mo without egress costs makes it cheaper than Wasabi… or do I not understand it correctly?

deank · January 2022

For a cold backup, I use my own server at home. It's just a simple 1U storage server that I built.

yoursunny · January 2022

The ultimate cold backup: GitHub Archive Program.

Upload your files in a public repository on GitHub.
Wait a few years.
It will be printed as microfilm and store in a cold vault.
Your files will last long past the humanity.

Weblogics · January 2022

If you are using Wasabi, be aware that they have a minimum storage duration policy which affects pricing.

https://wasabi-support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360058734492-How-does-Wasabi-s-minimum-storage-duration-policy-work-

vyas · January 2022

@yoursunny said:
The ultimate cold backup: GitHub Archive Program.

Upload your files in a public repository on GitHub.
Wait a few years.
It will be printed as microfilm and store in a cold vault.
Your files will last long past the humanity.

Microsoft Putting azure to use for this?

vyas · January 2022

@lentro said:
@vyas if you proxy Cloudflare in front of B2, you don’t have to pay for any egress costs due to the bandwidth alliance right? Doesn’t that make it a no-brained? And $5/TB/mo without egress costs makes it cheaper than Wasabi… or do I not understand it correctly?

That was the reason behind posting the link and screenshot.
There are quite a few folks who loathe CF.
So they get both pricing options to play with

sanvit · January 2022

@vyas said:

@lentro said:
@vyas if you proxy Cloudflare in front of B2, you don’t have to pay for any egress costs due to the bandwidth alliance right? Doesn’t that make it a no-brained? And $5/TB/mo without egress costs makes it cheaper than Wasabi… or do I not understand it correctly?

That was the reason behind posting the link and screenshot.
There are quite a few folks who loathe CF.
So they get both pricing options to play with

can you use the s3 API with the proxied domain? last time I tested, there were errors when connecting via cloudflare-proxied domain, which makes it useless if your using most backup softwares. plus, wasabi has more locations available, which is a big plus too.

Who do you use for cold backup?

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