This guide details how to manually back up data using the Mountain Duck application (macOS / Windows) via the OpenStack Swift protocol on Swiss Backup, the backup solution in an independent Swiss cloud.

Preamble

• Mountain Duck allows file synchronization as an alternative to Dropbox (for this use, Infomaniak also recommends kDrive).
• ⚠️ All the services offered by Infomaniak are compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (notably IMAP/SMTP for email, WebDAV for sharing, S3/Swift for storage, etc.). Therefore, if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher directly or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as article 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms and Conditions.

Set up Mountain Duck with Swiss Backup

Prerequisites

• Have a Swiss Backup Infomaniak space with at least one available device quota for a Cloud backup.
• Add 1 device of type Cloud to obtain the OpenStack Swift parameters.
• Download and install Mountain Duck (macOS / Windows).

To configure a new backup:

1. Open Mountain Duck.
2. Create a New connection.
3. Select the corresponding profile from the list of proposed profiles (according to the information specific to your device — refer to this other guide) or choose more options:
   
4. and search for the corresponding profile:
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5. Fill in the fields according to the information specific to your device (according to the information specific to your device — refer to this other guide) by combining Project:Domain:Username:
   
6. Click on Connect.
7. Enter the password (see point 4 above):
   
8. Click on Open session.
9. To automatically start Mountain Duck when you log in, check the box Enable item at startup from the General tab of Preferences: