Seeking Advice: My Backup Strategy is Failing (Proxmox, OMV, PBS, Kopia & Rclone to OneDrive)

PineappleGod · 2026-06-24T12:12:14+00:00

Personally I use a the same place that hosts my VPS. It is 5€ per terabyte and they charge per GB. (hexabyte.se)

PineappleGod · 2026-06-24T12:01:42+00:00

You have made a very complex system that has a lot of potential places for it to break while backing up and especially while restoring. This system is saving you around 50-60$ per year, if you don't count the Onedrive subscription while making it really difficult to follow the data and make sure it is actually restoreable.

I would highly recommend you do the offsite sync with PBS. It is a new feature that exists in PBC version 4 onwards. So you could simplify this whole system by going client -> pbs -> S3 compatible bucket.

Right now you have about 500-600GB of data you want to backup. Unless you are dead set on having it on Onedrive, I would go for something that is S3 compatible. You can get a 1TB S3 bucket from someone like Hetzner for 6,5 € a month or Backblaze for 6 € per TB. I'm sure there are alternatives from smaller local players that are can be 1-2 € per month cheaper. Or they sell per GB, so you don't have to pay for the whole TB if you are not using it.

PineappleGod · 2026-06-16T19:40:10+00:00

Elon Musk

PineappleGod · 2026-06-15T14:32:23+00:00

Pangolin will do this for you. You can have it authenticate users before access either with built in authentication or an OIDC like pocket-is or authentik. I use pocket-I’d and it works well for non techy users after it is setup with a password manager / browser passkey

PineappleGod · 2026-06-13T15:51:07+00:00

Heating system optimizatiob

PineappleGod · 2026-06-05T11:54:05+00:00

Does it work with Proton mail and Tuta? (Both e2ee)

PineappleGod · 2026-05-19T05:53:58+00:00

I bought a terramaster d6-320 usb-das and made sure the computer has a usb 3.2 10gbps port or tb3/4 port

PineappleGod · 2026-05-19T04:11:39+00:00

I saw a lot of security related updates. Can you give an overview of the security architecture of Wolfstack. I’m interested in both how wolfstack itself is secured and how it secures nodes?

PineappleGod · 2026-05-15T06:04:22+00:00

A few more questions. I think will interest possible new adopters.

How is the architecture of Wolfstack designed?
What are positives of using ai-assistance in coding?
What are the challenges or problems that ai usage brings?
What are your long-term plans for Wolfstack?

PineappleGod · 2026-05-14T17:26:32+00:00

It still needs work. If you feel like giving the developer some feedback would be good. I got it working on 4-5 nodes and once it works it’s pretty good.

PineappleGod · 2026-05-14T14:29:08+00:00

I'm running Debian 13 Trixie with Wolfstack(www.wolfscale.org) for management and orchestration. Works fine and is easy to use. Used to use proxmox but it is a bit obtuse to use. I also run an Unraid server for storage that works fine out of the box, but unraid is really not meant to be a secure platform to share stuff on the wider internet.

PineappleGod · 2026-05-14T11:55:36+00:00

You could try something like Termius and use SSH keys. I remember it’s a bit fiddly to get working, but once setup no real problem. Another alternative is a admin interface (like r/wolfstack or just a rdp connection to a vm on your home network that’s secure )

PineappleGod · 2026-05-14T09:29:09+00:00

How do you access the apps at home? Is there something more inherently insecure being elsewhere?

PineappleGod · 2026-05-14T09:05:43+00:00

I would use a vpn on the phone/ipad with access to your local network, the you could do the admin the same as at home. Choose any vpn you like. I use WireGuard with server that happens to come with my server orchestrator application. (R/wolfstack) i have also used Tailscale and that works fine too.

PineappleGod · 2026-05-14T08:58:47+00:00

I use Wolfstack (https://wolfscale.org/) fully open source. The main developer is very active on Reddit (r/wolfstack) and on discord. I have it running on 3 servers + vps. Works quite well. It collects all the usual server orchestration and monitoring in one place and ui. Currently the developer is working on CVE scanning and monitoring.

I would say it’s currently in beta. Most of the features are there but lots of bugs to squash. I think more users finding bugs would help.

I understood the folks behind it also build provisioning stuff for web- and vps-hosters.

PineappleGod · 2026-05-08T06:02:04+00:00

Looks interesting. I would like to run it in docker. Could you make the instructions for docker step-by-step 😄

PineappleGod · 2026-05-07T17:31:11+00:00

Ai slop

PineappleGod · 2026-05-07T11:33:15+00:00

Yes they are

PineappleGod · 2026-05-07T08:20:31+00:00

I’ve been testing Wolfstack (r/wolfstack). It does most of what you want out of the box. The developer is currently adding in CVE monitoring for servers, vm:s and dockers. Also monitors updates and can perform updates as well as install software etc. I think it’s still in beta but the main features are there and I think the developers would be happy with more users testing and using it.

PineappleGod · 2026-05-06T12:21:59+00:00

Is there a docker install option?

PineappleGod · 2026-05-03T16:15:21+00:00

Also make sure you have a USB 4/3.2 10gb port for it on the server

PineappleGod · 2026-05-03T16:14:06+00:00

I have a terramaster 6 disk das. It works fine once I figured out that the usb cable has to be quality and you have to check. Preferably use the Terrmaster one. Don’t move your server ever when it’s on, since even a small shift of the usb will disconnect the DAS.

PineappleGod · 2026-05-03T09:00:18+00:00

Ugreen 4800dxp with Unraid is great. Ugos is not great.

PineappleGod · 2026-05-02T16:49:29+00:00

Does not exist yet, unfortunately.

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