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

Configure rClone for Swiss Backup

Prerequisites

• Have an Swiss Backup Infomaniak account with an available device quota (minimum 1) for a Cloud backup.
• Install the rClone application via your Linux distribution's package manager.
• Add 1 device, but of type Server, to obtain the rClone settings
  

To configure a new backup:

1. Download the rclone file received by email after adding the device:
   
2. 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 is located at: ~/.rclone.conf) — also refer to the rClone documentation.
3. Open the rclone.conf file with a text editor and replace [password] with the generated password:
   
4. Run the rclone config command to verify that the configuration has been applied correctly.
5. Start the backup using the rclone sync /local/path project_name:default command.

If needed, you can find your login details in the Manager.

Example rClone configuration

[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 change [sb_project_SBI-AB123456] to an indication of your choice for easier use.

For example, the indication [swissbackup] will result in:

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