diff --git a/kopia_backup/readme.md b/kopia_backup/readme.md index d5e1681..7f694ab 100644 --- a/kopia_backup/readme.md +++ b/kopia_backup/readme.md @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ ###### guide-by-example +*Last update april 2024 kopia v0.17.0* + ![logo](https://i.imgur.com/A2mosM6.png) # Content @@ -30,21 +32,21 @@ Embedded webGUI for server mode is done in React. KopiaUI comes packaged with el ### Ways to use Kopia * **cli** - Command line.
- You call the kopia binary passing some commands, it executes stuff, done.
+ You execute kopia binary passing some commands, it does stuff, done.
Deployment requires extra work - scripts with configs, scheduling. * **KopiaUI** - GUI version.
Kopia that comes packaged with electron for GUI to provide the feel of a standalone desktop app.
Good for simple deployment where average user just wants to backup stuff.
- Benefits over cli is much easier setup, management and ability to connect to multiple repos once.
+ Benefits over cli is much easier setup, management.
Drawback is that it runs under one user and only when that user is logged in. * **Kopia Server** - kopia binary runs in a server mode.
Runs in the background, now with its web server answering at url: `localhost:51515`
Web GUI at the url makes the management easy so it can replace KopiaUI.
- But the main purpose of server mode is that Kopia instance can now serve + But the intended purpose of the server mode is that Kopia instance can now serve as a centralized repository for other machines that run their Kopia instances - and select server's url as repository where to backup.
+ and select server's url as a repository where to backup.
Deployment requires extra work similar to cli, but actual use is through web GUI. -* **Kopia in Docker** - Kopia Server running in docker
+* **Kopia in Docker** - Kopia Server running as a docker container
Can fulfill two needs: * A centralized Kopia repository where other machines on the network, that also use Kopia, backup their data. @@ -92,8 +94,8 @@ if planning serious use. Useful command: `kopia content stats` * During snapshots Kopia uses local **cache**, location varies depending on the OS. Default max size is 5GB. Cache gets swept periodically every few minutes.
- Useful commands are `kopia cache info` and `kopia cache clear`. -* Increase [considerably the max cache size](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/issues/3059#issuecomment-1663479603) + Useful commands are `kopia cache info` and `kopia cache clear`.
+ Increase [considerably the max cache size](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/issues/3059#issuecomment-1663479603) if planning to use cloud storage as the maintenance could eat into egress cost when kopia redownloads files. * ...