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MySQL on Docker Swarm revisited
Posted on September 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
It all started with a central database for my Kodi media players. Then I migrated the setup from a dedicated Raspberry Pi to running MySQL on docker swarm. That gave me much more stability and availability for the solution but it still needed backup. The setup ended up with limiting the docker container to a […]
Rclone from CLI to GUI
Posted on March 3, 2020 Leave a Comment
Rclone is a powerful tool for syncing data to and from cloud storage. For everyday usability a graphical interface is nice. For the use case of encrypted offsite backup, a graphical user interface to access single files for restore makes it so much more usable. As an example, in this article, I will use the […]
Encrypted offsite backup
Posted on March 2, 2020 1 Comment
Having a good set and forget, but really set and double-check every now and then, strategy for your backups is important. Backups need to be automated to get done but also need to be tested to make sure that you can recover files when needed. This article will look at a home or small company […]
Unifi Controller Docker backup
Posted on February 27, 2020 Leave a Comment
Currently running my Unifi Controller as a docker container which works great. If you ever ended up with a broken Unifi Controller or Cloud Key you know the hassle it is to re-adopt and re-provision all your network gear to get back to square one. You should really keep track of the automatic backups from […]
MySQL on Docker Swarm
Posted on February 26, 2020 1 Comment
For several applications around the house, I need a MySQL backend. The biggest database I run is about 60Mb of data for my Kodi media players. By using centralized storage like this I only need to update one of them when I add new media. Also convenient if I watch a movie in the living […]
Automated Raspberry Pi Backup – complete image
Posted on September 25, 2017 63 Comments
I love my Raspberry Pi projects and I run a lot of specialist “mini” servers at home doing everything from torrent sharing of Linux distros to media streaming and media playing. But all Raspberry Pi’s and other single board computers that rely on SD-cards sooner or later comes to a point where they trash the […]
MS SQL: Automatically restore latest backup
Posted on September 11, 2017 Leave a Comment
A common need is to restore the latest production backup to a test system or user acceptance test system on a regular basis. Depending on your system (database) size this can be time consuming. You would prefer to have this done during the night right after the backups run. If you don’t have any third […]
Kodi central db backup
Posted on March 20, 2017 2 Comments
Using a central database for all your Kodi media players is convenient. Only one of them need to scan for new content or you can even update the database straight away. It holds state across all the devices like paused movies, watched episodes etc. If you have a large library it takes time to scan […]
Pi: BtSync satellite – spin down hard drive
Posted on April 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
My BitTorrent satellite has finally synced my 6tb of data over the local network. The initial sync took several days but so far it seems to pretty quick picking up new files and syncing them. Before I move it to my office I want to make sure I get some peace and quite in the […]
Pi: Geo-location backup with BtSync
Posted on April 3, 2016 2 Comments
Building a geo-location backup for your NAS is a good idea! To spread the risk over two or more locations increases your backup value a lot. Most people confuse redundancy and backup. If you only have a USB-disk backup of your NAS it only protects you against hardware failure. If there is a fire or […]
Hackviking aka Kristofer Källsbo 