3d ago

Best Back Up Solution For Multiple Servers

So, I run three VPS and one rack in the closet. Currently I have Duplicati running on all four servers. What I would like to do is have one central server back up all four servers and store the backups in an offsite repository.

I'd prefer something with a good GUI. I know you purist get a hard on thinking about the CLI, and while it is a very powerful aspect of Linux, I still like a GUI.

What are my options?

Side note, I wanted to look at Bacula but their site seems nonexistent. Is Bacula defunct?

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What's your hypervisor manager? Or are you just bare metal?
For VMWare and Proxmox both, I would recommend the community edition of Veeam. It can handle up to 10 VMs for free.
If you've got the funds as a small-to-large business, Veeam's first paid tier, on a yearly basis, is a solid option to backup even more.
Caveat emptor if you buy a license (or not): Veeam runs on Windows only. I have used, like, a single internal network Windows VM dedicated just to Veeam before. It has an easy to pick up UX after a little research, and the UI is clean.
Bacula is deprecated, unfortunately.
- Veeam community edition is fine for most things.
  If you are cheeky, generate yourself an NFR license on their website.
  Edit: Veeam plans a Linux version for VBR 13.
  Veeam Agent can run stand-alone on both Linux (only specific distros are actually supported. Non-supported might work) and Windows
- I run Proxmox on the local server. I didn't know Veeam had a community edition. The 13 gb download just finished. It's on the list. Thanks.

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