View Full Version : Need some help with backing up via shell on my host...
EmileVictor
10-04-2006, 02:06 AM
I want to back up from my host in a rather unconventional way. My backup file is around 1.4gb, and I thought that if I can torrent it from the host it'd be better... How do I use SSH to take the backup tar.gz file, make a torrent from it, run bittorrent and add it to a tracker?
bird603568
10-04-2006, 02:09 AM
do you have access to sftp? that is probably the easer option
phool
10-04-2006, 02:10 AM
I want to back up from my host in a rather unconventional way. My backup file is around 1.4gb, and I thought that if I can torrent it from the host it'd be better... How do I use SSH to take the backup tar.gz file, make a torrent from it, run bittorrent and add it to a tracker?
unless you plan on letting other people download it then a torrent wouldnt make a difference , right??
from what i understand a torrent is downloading pieces of the files from multiple sources, which increases the download speed, in basic speak.
it would just be you downloading from the server. FTP would acomplish the same thing
maybe im wrong
bird603568
10-04-2006, 02:13 AM
unless you plan on letting other people download it then a torrent wouldnt make a difference , right??
from what i understand a torrent is downloading pieces of the files from multiple sources, which increases the download speed, in basic speak.
it would just be you downloading from the server. FTP would acomplish the same thing
maybe im wrong
no you are totally correct thats why i asked about stfp
phool
10-04-2006, 02:17 AM
the easiest way is to do the backup to the server and then FTP it down to yourself, or set the backup to actually save to your own FTP server you could setup locally on your PC (if that is where you are keeping the backup files)
I use to do a dump to my local home FTP server of about 800MB and it would take awhile but I set it up to do it overnight. just check in the morning to make sure it completed and off you go!!
bird603568
10-04-2006, 02:20 AM
actaully scp would be the easiest because it runs off of ssh
phool
10-04-2006, 02:26 AM
actaully scp would be the easiest because it runs off of ssh
yeah or that too... lol
EmileVictor
10-04-2006, 05:35 AM
Does FTP lose data if it is accidentally closed, or intenet is cut off?
automan
10-04-2006, 05:40 AM
it'll drop the file currently download and hold the rest in queue until you re-establish your link.
fpt is the way to go
what is your monthly transfer limit?
bird603568
10-04-2006, 05:57 AM
i would use sftp because it is encrypted
Pilgrim
10-04-2006, 06:16 AM
Something such as Cobian Backup (http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm) may do the trick.