This guide details how to back up a server equipped with the Linux distribution of your choice on Swiss Backup, the backup solution in an independent Swiss cloud.

Preamble

• The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (S3/Swift for storage, for example). Therefore, if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as section 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.

Configure rClone for Swiss Backup

Prerequisites

• Have a Swiss Backup space with available device quota (minimum 1) for a Cloud backup.
• Install the rClone application via the package manager of your Linux distribution.
• Add 1 device but of type Server to obtain the rClone parameters
  

To configure a new backup:

1. Download the rclone file received by email after adding the device:
   
2. Place the file in the directory ~/.rclone.conf.config/rclone/ or place the content of the file at the end of the existing file ~/.rclone.conf.config/rclone/rclone.conf (on debian stretch, this file is located at the following location: ~/.rclone.conf) —also refer to the rClone documentation.
3. Open the file rclone.conf with a text editor and replace [password] with the generated password:
   
4. Run the command rclone config to verify that the configuration has been successfully applied.
5. Start the backup with the command rclone sync /local/path project_name:default.

If necessary, you can find the connection information on the Manager.

rClone configuration example

[sb_project_SBI-AB123456]
type = swift
user = SBI-AB123456
key = [password]
auth (1) = https://swiss-backup02.infomaniak.com/identity/v3 
domain = default
tenant = sb_project_SBI-AB123456
tenant_domain = default
region = RegionOne
storage_url =
auth_version =

You can modify [sb_project_SBI-AB123456] with the indication of your choice for more convenience.

For example, the indication [swissbackup] will give:

rclone sync /local/folder swissbackup:remote/folder

instead of:

rclone sync /local/folder sb_project_SBI-AB123456:remote/folder

Start a backup or restore

Start a backup with the following command:

rclone sync /local/folder sb_project_SBI-AB123456:remote/folder

Start a restore with the following command:

rclone sync sb_project_SBI-AB123456:remote/folder /local/folder