Homelab Synology backup strategy
A while ago I finally had some attention for my much beloved data. I gave some thought on how my data would be safe if disaster would struck, like my Synology NAS catching fire. Or worse, my house…
So when I speak of Ā ‘my beloved data’, I am talking about:
- Homelab data (VM’s etc.)
- Personal documents
- Photos & videos
I could live with my homelab data being lost. I would not be a happy man, but a complete homelab reinstall would be possible without any backup. However, if one can avoid the loss of data, one should. š
More important however, are my personal documents and my photos/videos. Those are invaluable to me! I wanted to make sure that all this data is centralized on my Synology NAS and I have the requirement forĀ an off-site backup. The off-site backupĀ would have to be affordable while growing in GB’s. The RTO would not matter that much as long as I’m able to recover the data.
Also, I would like to reduceĀ the number of cloud storage solutions (Google Drive, Onedrive, Dropbox) and their associated clients.
The diagram below shows theĀ setup I came up with:
