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In these digital era every one busy with internet in various way it may business purpose, social, email and VOIP etc. but there is one thing which is common and that is Data. To keep data in safe place is main challenge, along with challenge there is lots of solutions available and known as Cloud. We can store data either locally or use cloud services via web interface. Today i decided to produce a web interface cloud service here and it is known as Duplicati. Including installation steps and overview of backup process.
What is Duplicati ?
As name suggest it keeps duplicate copy of our data in servers/clouds in encrypted form. "Duplicati is client backup which stores our data securely on cloud storage service and remote servers in encrypted, incremented, Compress forms.
Features of Duplicati :
Duplicati uses strong encryption AES-256 which by means of this protect our privacy. The backup can start from any machine through web-interface or via command line interface. The incremental backup is the main feature of Duplicati. This is free and opens source software so can be used in commercial purpose also. Duplicati can run on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX in (32 or 64 bit).
Download and Installation :
Any one can download Duplicati according to their OS currently i will go with window OS, to download the .exe file need to visit you will have the page like as bellow :
As you click on download button just after there will be a screen message requesting to save me... so save it. In few seconds download will finish.
Installation in 6 easy steps :
Find the download file from local hard drive and double click on it.. after that you will have page like as bellow :
Just click on Next...
You will have a new window as in bellow image just accept the terms and conditions..
Custom settings of Duplicati and required spaces..
To setup the installation in proper place in hard drive click on install
Installation start now
Just click on finish and installation finish..
Just after clicking on finish you could have a new window like as bellow
Actually Duplicati asking about the way you will use it...
Just after installation you can see the desktop shortcut of it like as :
If you double click on Duplicati shortcut you will have the home page like as :
How to Backup an overview step by step?
After launching the Duplicati you can see here a + sign or Add Backup starting from it to configure the backup process..
Select configure a new backup if using first time or can import the files already used. Click on next..
This is very important step:
Here you have to give file or backup name, have to choose encryption standard and the main thing is passphrase so you can set your own password or can generate new clicking on generate button. You have to keep it safely.
Here you can see the encryption details :
Here you have to select the destination storage , just click in the place of **Storage Type** and you will have list of list storage or clouds options.
Now have to give the source address of files and folders which has to get backup.
Along with source address you can select or filter files which, Like you have various types of files with various format/extension but you want to backup some particular files only then filter option is better. Please refer bellow images :
Just click on filter option you will have these choices :
Just select your option here and click on next and if want to filter more then you can choose other option too as in bellow image :
Now backup scheduling :
Scheduling of backup is very important and it happens in two way either automatically or manually depends on your choice. In bellow images you will see how to set scheduling :
The default schedule options are as :
by default setting is weekly but you can change it by clicking on weeks and you will have bellow window :
So set accordingly as per your selection backup will happen. You can set timing of backup with date wise too just click on time and date option you will see a slider option and select your choice.
Option step :
This is very important option in perspective of backup please see all images carefully..
You can see there are two option here (refer above image) one is general and another is advance and both are important.. In general option we actually set volume size of data or file then select duration of backup.
Advance option is very useful, if you click on advance option then you can add advance option facility on your backup files. It will looks like as bellow image :
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You can configure your advance option settings by command line also and it is suitable to experts in linux..
If anyone want to go in deep please visit i had tried to produce in good way here.
Thanks
@face2face
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