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