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Best way to configure a NAS for the safest, most reliable (as in will not become unusable, not necessarily worried about potential downtime) and least succesptible to ransom? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Trashrascall@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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12tb+ of data and hoping to use it to periodically backup the data of numerous machines.

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[–] TopdeckIsSkill@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

we're talking about a diy nas or a sinology one?

[–] ElevenNotes@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

3-2-1-1-0 backup rule and you don't have to worry about randsomware. Can't encrypt what is offline.

[–] Trashrascall@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Any advice on the '0' in practice? What's the best way to ensure the files are free of error?

[–] matt95110@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe you could try encrypting a volume that you will only use for backups and leave it unmounted when you aren’t using it?

[–] OhMyForm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There’s a bunch of people in this thread, who seem a little bit too goofy to figure out that you were just asking how did defend against RansomWare basically find something that uses snapshots

[–] Trashrascall@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks man, I really appreciate it.