Reminded by this post from Vincent that Arq exists. I used it years ago when I was frustrated with something from Backblaze, but I didn’t stick with it. Going back to it, backing up to S3 and skipping a backup subscription altogether.
@manton I use Arq every day - worth every penny (no premium)
Great example of software that sticks doggedly to one thing, and does it well
@manton Ah, I will have to check this out, especially as I think Backblaze raised their prices relatively recently. As luck has it, I’m up for renewal, so I better check it out quick. :)
@manton it’s pretty great. Just finished backing up the Mini with all the iCloud Photos and also my laptop. Happy with it.
@manton I’m using Arq to back up to the cloud, but I’m also running MinIO (https://min.io) locally and using Arq to back up to that as well.
@manton I use Arq for in-house backups but the pricing of cloud storage is too expensive for me to use Arq for off-site. I used to begrudgingly use CrashPlan and now Backblaze. It’s just a price question.
@manton I’m a big fan of Arq, I’ve been using it for years, across multiple computers. The stand-alone is subscription free and it’s always nice to support small developers.
