So far, I’m sticking to single layer 25GB BDR disks as they are cheapest per GB and simplest (read: least ways for them to fail), though I’m experimenting with larger capacity disks as well.Īll important data is stored with triple redundancy (3 copies of each disk), and two copies are stored off-site. TrueNAS has a web front end to RClone that makes it much easier to understand and use.Ĭost for B2 is ~AUD $6 / month with my current usage of ~700GB.īluRays are used for offline backups and archives. GMail is more problematic to backup automatically, so I’m content to download a snapshot every couple of years.ĭata on the TrueNAS is backed up to BackBlaze B2 cloud storage. I consider OneDrive and Google very reliable cloud providers.īut I take a weekly snapshot of OneDrive using RClone. It is powered via a small UPS, which is designed to protect against a 5 minute outage and allow a safe shutdown (electricity is extremely reliable in Sydney, but thunderstorms happen in Summer).ĭespite the low end (and second hand) hardware, it is one of the most reliable computers I’ve come across. It has a 2 Core AMD CPU, 16GB RAM and 6TB usable storage (mirrored disks). The TrueNAS is a frankenstein computer of parts from down the ages (oldest is ~10 years). Other cloud - there’s plenty of stuff I’ve forgotten, and I don’t really care.OneDrive - general documents, selected photos.TrueNAS server - photos, videos, music, file history from Windows devices, and full disk images.My family’s personal data is split across four areas:

Goalĭescribe the implementation of my chosen long term archiving strategy (45+ years) for personal and church data. With all the due diligence out of the way, it’s time to describe the implementations chosen.

So far, we have considered the problem and overall strategy, possible failure modes, how we will capture the required data, likely access patterns of the backups, and finally, listed possible options for backups and archives. You can read the full series of Long Term Archiving posts which discusses the strategy for personal and church data archival for between 45 and 100 years.

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