Backup Linux with Swiss Backup

This guide gives instructions for backing up a server equipped with the Linux distribution of your choice with Swiss Backup, Infomaniak's Swiss backup solution.

Prerequisites

add a Linux / Windows Server typedevice before you can configure the backup
install the rclone application via your Linux distribution's package manager

Configure Server Backup with rClone

download the rclone file received by email after adding the device
place the file in the ~/.rclone.conf.config/rclone/ directory or place the contents of the file at the end of the existing ~/.rclone.conf.config/rclone/rclone.conf file (on debian stretch, this file can be found at the following location: ~/.rclone.conf )
run the rclone config command to verify that the configuration has been taken into account
launch the backup with the command rclone sync /local/path project_name:default

If necessary, you can find the connection information in your 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=

(1) The indication "//swiss-backup02", "//swiss-backup03" etc. changes according to the cluster number indicated on the Manager in the cloud storage information under "Location"; and if your Swiss Backup device was created before October 2020, you must use https://swiss-backup.infomaniak.com/identity/v3

You can modify [sb_project_SBI-AB123456] by 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 a restore

Start a backup with the following command:

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

Run a restore with the following command:

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

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