For Proxmox Backup Server, if you’re looking to get those backups off site or onto cheaper media without losing visibility, check out HuskHoard. It’s a FOSS data tiering engine that can archive cold data chunks to LTO tape, SMR drives, or S3. The cool part is that the files stay fully visible to your Linux OS. If you ever need to restore, HuskHoard fetches the data back from the archive automatically. It’s a way to build a bottomless backup target.
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I could use some feedback. Please let me know if you see places it can be improved. thanks for the reply
it is an attention getter! I have a hard time reading it sometimes. perhaps it is ready for a freshen up. Please let me know if you have a chance to try it I could use the feedback.
hey thanks for the question. you are right there is some overlap with bcache but the big difference is that bcache is block level and huskhoard is file level. keeping it out of the kernel is mostly about safety and portability. if a kernel module panics it takes down your whole server but if a userspace daemon crashes you just restart it. also kernel dev is a nightmare for things like cloud integration… i can use rclone or complex rust libraries for zstd jump tables in userspace way easier than i could in the kernel. it also lets us be file aware. bcache just sees blocks but we can set policies based on file type or age or owner tags which the kernel doesnt really know about. plus it makes it way easier to move between different linux distros or even nas os like truenas without fighting with dkms or kernel versions. basically i wanted the storage intelligence to be portable and safe so you dont have to be a kernel dev to manage your archive
If you’re looking for a new way to manage your long term storage now that File Browser is being archived, you might want to look at huskhoard. It is an open source data tiering archive that uses fanotify to monitor your filesystem and keep your catalog in sync without heavy manual scans. I started contributing recently and I use it for my lto archive.