Backup to FTP site: have tried but failed
by Homer Jones from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5QE4X)
My first post, and I'm brand new to Linux although I've been programming in Windows for over 25 years. I've built a box and installed Ubuntu 20.04. Its purpose is to be a VMWare server. I'm trying to create a backup procedure but running into problems that probably stem from my lack of experience. I am not tied to any one particular backup system, so feel free to suggest.
The version of Deja Dup that comes with my distro does not backup to custom FTP sites, only the standards like Google drive, One Drive, etc. I've got my own cloud server, so that won't work for me.
I tried Grsync. Looked like it was working, but it backed up to the local HD instead of the FTP site. It created a file named something like: sftp\\mydomain.com. So, I'm not sure how to direct it to the desired site.
I would like to have something with scheduling built in, or something that can be run via a chron job. So, two questions, I guess:
1: Is there a backup system that would handle an FTP target?
2: If rsync is the right choice, how do I specify an FTP target?
The version of Deja Dup that comes with my distro does not backup to custom FTP sites, only the standards like Google drive, One Drive, etc. I've got my own cloud server, so that won't work for me.
I tried Grsync. Looked like it was working, but it backed up to the local HD instead of the FTP site. It created a file named something like: sftp\\mydomain.com. So, I'm not sure how to direct it to the desired site.
I would like to have something with scheduling built in, or something that can be run via a chron job. So, two questions, I guess:
1: Is there a backup system that would handle an FTP target?
2: If rsync is the right choice, how do I specify an FTP target?