Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:29 pm
#1818112
Well, after days of trying, I have finally managed to get my new NUC to where I wanted it to be, ie running Linux (in my case Ubuntu 20.04 as I couldn't get Mint to do _exactly_ what I wanted), along with x11vnc, Docker, Portainer and Home Assistant.
Before I continue to populate Home Assistant, what would be the best way to (ideally) make a bootable backup of the entire system? There is currently just under 50GB used of a 500GB SSD. If it is easy to automate then perhaps I can use my Synology NAS, but if not then monthly backups on to a. removable USB Drive would also be OK. Keen to backup the entire drive as I could really do without having to set it all up again. What programme should I search Google for?
Linux is at times excruciatingly frustrating, but it can also be quite fun / rewarding when it eventually does what you want it to do. Typing out the Terminal commands as shown in various cheat sheets on the web brought back memories of typing out lines and lines of BASIC code printed in computing magazines in to my ZX Spectrum in 1984 ... one incorrect space or punctuation and it all goes pear shaped very quickly!
Before I continue to populate Home Assistant, what would be the best way to (ideally) make a bootable backup of the entire system? There is currently just under 50GB used of a 500GB SSD. If it is easy to automate then perhaps I can use my Synology NAS, but if not then monthly backups on to a. removable USB Drive would also be OK. Keen to backup the entire drive as I could really do without having to set it all up again. What programme should I search Google for?
Linux is at times excruciatingly frustrating, but it can also be quite fun / rewarding when it eventually does what you want it to do. Typing out the Terminal commands as shown in various cheat sheets on the web brought back memories of typing out lines and lines of BASIC code printed in computing magazines in to my ZX Spectrum in 1984 ... one incorrect space or punctuation and it all goes pear shaped very quickly!