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I have a VPS with Linode for hosting websites and I'm trying to come up with a good backup strategy. I don't want to use their backup service as it doesn't let you restore single files and someone questioned whether it was off-site in the case of the whole facility being destroyed! I've only small requirements - 1 server running Ubuntu 12.04, about 30GB storage including mysql dbs.

I'm considering using Google Cloud Storage (over Amazon S3 just because it looks like it will work out cheaper). Using S3QL to mount it as a filesystem and for snapshotting and finally Hot Copy to do a daily or twice daily backup to S3QL's mount.

I want to be able to do a full disk restore in the case of total loss of data and keep more than just the latest version incase of infection/corruption.

Is this a good idea? Is there a simpler way to get similar functionality?

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As you point out there are lots of ways to backup a server, however we don't do product recommendations or design on ServerFault. Check out the FAQ before posting please. – Brent Pabst Dec 13 '12 at 14:11
If everything restores correctly? – Michael Hampton Dec 13 '12 at 16:58
Ok, it probably is close to being a shopping recommendation @BrentPabst. Is it reasonable to ask if anyone can see any pitfalls to what I've proposed as a solution? – Mark Robinson Dec 13 '12 at 17:20
You would probably want to ask that on Meta to get community feedback, I'm only one person ;) – Brent Pabst Dec 13 '12 at 18:18

closed as not constructive by Brent Pabst, joeqwerty, Michael Hampton, mdpc, HopelessN00b Dec 13 '12 at 18:55

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