 I’ve finally started to consider an off-site backup location. I don’t have enough data to justify building a server to put in my parents' house (yet), so cloud it is. So far, I’m leaning towards #Backblaze B2. Do you have anything good (or bad) to say about it, or can recommend other services to check out? I want: one (EU-based) location, no (or small) egress fees, pricing per GB (or less), no minimum charge. I use #restic, so backend doesn’t matter (S3, FTP, DAV, you name it). 9 comments
  @kytta I’ve been using Backblaze for personal backup since like 2012 or something, and B2 since a few months after launch (including running a fairly high volume media streaming company that was a client of mine off it for their archive video hot storage for years). Overall great. Can’t complain about price. Pretty good support. Occasional issues with routes / network resilience in some areas but that’s not much concern for backup use cases. @kytta I use Infomaniak as a target for my Restic backups. |
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@kytta consider the transfer costs. Last time I checked *data storage* costs were small at B2, but *data transfer* costs were substantial.
In a situation where something goes wrong and you need to rely on these backups, that amounts to highway robbery. And you pretty much have no choice but to pay at that point.