backing up sites

[sammykay]

does anyone know of somewhere i can back up the sites i host at another server for a cheap cost? i have a server at managed.com and their backup weekly is 100 a month...kinda expensive...so i was just wondering..,

 

[4dhosting]

Best thing would be to either get a server elsewhere with cheaper backups .. or maybe a cheap server somewhere then FTP everything over when you want to back it up (Might be slower and more expensive than if the backup was done over a private/internal LAN but it should still work).

 

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[thedavid]

We got a server at ev1 - with our normal setup, it takes 3 'full' servers to 'fill' a 3hdd cheapie celeron. So we use rsync to pull the changed files over only, as well as server config files, etc..

Might be more than you're willing to spend, however...

-David

 

[oswazi]

i dunno...

Backing up clients information should be a necessity when talking about recovey and disaster protection. I know that at our company we don't charge anything for backing up clients info. You may consider this point when selecting a new host.

 

[thedavid]

Well, in this case he is the host There are lots of hosts out there with 'backup' plans available though, so if the data is small enough, he might consider that...

 

[bcollins]

How much storage do you need backed up per month? Also, do you want it backed up to online storage or tape?