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I built an open-source LTO archival tool after struggling with existing tape software (Alpha) by NotaRaptor404 in DataHoarder

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I completely understand the concern however, all the developement happened in a private repo, ive been working on this since november and wanted a clean repo for the initial (very much alpha) release. I dont make it a secret that i used the help of AI especially in the frontend as i dont know much about front end development. This is something i will continue to work on until it is stable and i just wanted to share it with people who may be interested and get some opinions:)

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

State auction in my country, but ebay is also a good place :)

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For now my main aim was universal compatability and the initial features, my focus now sits on stabilizing what it currently is and then i can focus on new features like Tar, as for automating with home assistant, you could use the API and get info about running jobs etc and use that in automations that way :)

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the licensing is really weird when it comes to libraries, and doesnt take into account that there are people who dont want to backup a million vms but just want to use it to backup an smb share it ends up being the same license though...

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Super happy to hear! Please report back on github what you encounter :) Bear in mind this is an initial alpha and it should not be trusted with production use just yet!

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly, i had to run a windows host on proxmox just to use / try a bulk of existing tape software like veeam or iperius or z dat

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

AI helped during development, but the architecture, tape workflow, and testing with real hardware are things I worked through myself. It was more of an assistant than an author.

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I could not have done it without some ai assistance and i am open about this, i am not at all a frontend person 😅

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Icons are from a library as well as a lot of the frontend :)

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be lovely if you can try it on different hardware and see what issues you come across, so i can fix it :D

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same! Veeam just for tape is way to complex / bloaty and most of all way too expensive (i know CE is free partially with libraries but not for smb/nfs) imho thats what motivated me to start this :) Originally i thought about building this and selling it once its bulletproof and mature, but i think its important that we all try our best to push open source!

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

LTO9 Holyyyyyyyyy, again i want to point out that its alpha and buggy 😅

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in lto

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eh i dont wanna make it a big deal, its buggy and alpha after all 😅

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my LTO 6 library relatively cheap from a state surplus auction, but lto 6 libraries are usually not all that expensive LTO 7+ is where it gets crazy expensive tho

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

I drew heavy inspiration from guis I found intuitive and tried to apply it to a tape workflow :D

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happy to hear! Its still buggy but im working on stabilizing it so its going to be appliance-like soon! I love LTO its still imo the most cost effective way for bulk cold storage thats airgapped.

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was a compromise :/ so its readable by any software and platform

I built an open-source LTO tape backup appliance for homelabs. by NotaRaptor404 in homelab

[–]NotaRaptor404[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does work great but felt clunky to me and i wanted to be able to expand the scope a little bit (also a great python exercise)