{"id":12577,"date":"2019-03-28T02:13:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T02:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=12577"},"modified":"2019-03-28T02:13:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T02:13:03","slug":"cloudberry-backup-for-linux-review-and-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/28\/cloudberry-backup-for-linux-review-and-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"CloudBerry Backup for Linux: Review and Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to backups, experience says it\u2019s better to be safe than sorry. Better to have much than not enough \u2013 you get the point. In this article, we will present\u00a0CloudBerry Backup<\/strong>\u00a0for Linux, a cross-platform cloud backup and disaster recovery software.<\/p>\n

As a leading solution in the industry,\u00a0CloudBerry<\/strong>\u00a0stands out for its flexibility, reliability, and its wide set of out-of-the-box features. You not only get to choose where to store your data (locally or using a cloud storage service), but also can encrypt it using\u00a0AES-128<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0AES-256<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With the recent release of version\u00a02.5.1<\/strong>, which introduces support for\u00a0block-level backups<\/strong>, this tool stands out among its crowd of competitors more than ever. This new feature is particularly important if you need to back up large files with relatively minor changes over time.<\/p>\n

With both a GUI and a command-line interface, optional compression to save up on bandwidth and decrease storage costs, and no hidden fees for data restore, CloudBerry is hard to beat!<\/p>\n

And this is just the top of the iceberg. Believe me \u2013 creating, managing, and restoring backups has never been easier, not even in the cloud computing era. Keep reading to find out more!<\/p>\n

Installing CloudBerry Backup for Linux<\/h3>\n

Although\u00a0CloudBerry<\/strong>\u00a0is a commercial product, it provides a full-featured trial version that you can use to test-drive the solution. Additionally, a freeware version for personal use (which provides most of the functionality of the Pro edition, except for data encryption) is also available.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the version, licenses are one-time off (pay once, get a perpetual license) with an optional yearly maintenance fee that includes support and free upgrades during that period of time.<\/p>\n

First, go the download section of\u00a0Linux cloud backup<\/a>\u00a0and click\u00a0Download<\/strong>. In the next page, choose the link that corresponds to your distribution.<\/p>\n

In this article, we will be installing the solution on a\u00a0CentOS 7<\/strong>\u00a0machine. The installation on other distributions is almost identical, so you should not run into any issues if you stick to this tutorial.<\/p>\n

To begin, let\u2019s click on the link for\u00a0CentOS 6\/7<\/strong>\u00a0and wait for the download to complete:<\/p>\n

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\"Download<\/a><\/p>\n

Download CloudBerry Backup for Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Once done, follow these steps to proceed with the installation of\u00a0CloudBerry Backup<\/strong>\u00a0for Linux:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong>\u00a0Browse to the folder where the binary file was downloaded and double click on it. The following window will pop up. Click\u00a0Install<\/strong>\u00a0to continue.<\/p>\n

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\"Cloudberry<\/a><\/p>\n

Cloudberry Installation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When the installation is complete, Install will change to\u00a0Remove<\/strong>, as you can see in the below image:<\/p>\n

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\"CloudBerry<\/a><\/p>\n

CloudBerry Installation Complete<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2.<\/strong>\u00a0Open a terminal and enter the following commands to request the trial version. Note the pair of single quotes surrounding\u00a0CloudBerry Backup<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

# cd \/opt\/local\/'CloudBerry Backup'\/bin\r\n<\/pre>\n
Next, do<\/p>\n
.\/cbb activateLicense -e \"YourEmailHere@YourDomain.com \" -t \"ultimate\"\r\n<\/pre>\n
If the above command returns\u00a0Success<\/strong>, the trial version is ready to use. To launch it, go to the\u00a0Internet<\/strong>\u00a0section in your\u00a0Applications<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0CloudBerry Backup<\/strong>. Next, click\u00a0Continue Trial<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Finish<\/strong>\u00a0to proceed:<\/p>\n
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\"CloudBerry<\/a><\/p>\n
CloudBerry Backup Trial Version<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Create a Backup Plan and Choose a Storage Provider<\/h3>\n
Once we have installed the solution and activated the trial version, we will proceed to set up a backup plan.<\/p>\n
3.<\/strong>\u00a0Here you will be able to select where you will store your data. As you can see,\u00a0CloudBerry<\/strong>\u00a0is well integrated with all the major cloud storage service providers.<\/p>\n
As a\u00a0Bring-Your-Own-Storage<\/strong>\u00a0(BYOS<\/strong>) solution, it allows you to leverage any existing cloud services you may already be using.<\/p>\n
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\"Select<\/a><\/p>\n
Select CloudBerry Backup Storage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Regardless of the chosen backup plan, we are assuming that you have already setup the authentication mechanism. In our case we will go with\u00a0Azure<\/strong>, and once we have entered a display name of our choosing, one of the access keys to our storage account, the account name, and specified a container name, let\u2019s click\u00a0OK<\/strong>\u00a0and Continue:<\/p>\n
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\"CloudBerry<\/a><\/p>\n
CloudBerry Backup Storage Account Details<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Next, choose a name for the current backup plan:<\/p>\n
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\"Choose<\/a><\/p>\n
Choose CloudBerry Backup Name<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Note that, by default, support for\u00a0block-level<\/strong>\u00a0backups are disabled. You can choose to enable this feature in this step by checking\u00a0Use block level backup<\/strong>\u00a0as you can see below:<\/p>\n
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\"CloudBerry<\/a><\/p>\n
CloudBerry Enable Block-Level Backup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
When you click\u00a0Continue<\/strong>, you will be asked to set up a periodic full backup so that the retention policy (more on this in a minute) can be applied on old versions as well.<\/p>\n
Now choose the files and folders you want to backup:<\/p>\n
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\"Select<\/a><\/p>\n
Select CloudBerry Backup Files<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
You will then be prompted to indicate the kind of files that you want to include or exclude from your backup. You can also enable\u00a0All<\/strong>\u00a0files as well, choose whether to use compression, and the kind of encryption that you want to use:<\/p>\n
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\"CloudBerry<\/a><\/p>\n
CloudBerry Backup Compression and Encryption<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
4.<\/strong>\u00a0Choose a\u00a0Retention Policy<\/strong>\u00a0and a backup schedule that suits your needs. This will tell CloudBerry when and how to delete old backup files. If in doubt, go with the defaults:<\/p>\n
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\"CloudBerry<\/a><\/p>\n
CloudBerry Backup Retention Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
For the backup schedule, you can choose to run it manually, on a specific date and time, or recurrently on a given frequency. The image below shows a schedule backup that will take place every Friday at 1 pm:<\/p>\n
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\"Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n
Schedule Cloudberry Backup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
If you wish, you can enable notifications at this point. Note that you can specify a list of recipients separated by semicolons, modify the subject line, and choose to be notified in all cases or only when a backup fails:<\/p>\n
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\"Cloudberry<\/a><\/p>\n
Cloudberry Backup Notifications<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
5.<\/strong>\u00a0Run the plan now to check if it works as expected:<\/p>\n
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\"Cloudberry<\/a><\/p>\n
Cloudberry Backup Summary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The backup plan will then be executed. Depending on the size of the chosen files and folders, it may take a few minutes (or more) to fully synchronize with the remote storage account.<\/p>\n
And this is where the\u00a0block level<\/strong>\u00a0capability comes in handy: only the modified parts of your files will be uploaded during subsequent backups \u2013 allowing you to save up on bandwidth and time!<\/p>\n
When the process is complete, a green checkmark will appear next to the backup plan in CloudBerry. Now let\u2019s check our Azure container to ensure that our files are already there. And voil\u00e1! It\u2019s not magic \u2013 it\u2019s CloudBerry Backup for Linux:<\/p>\n
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\"Verify<\/a><\/p>\n
Verify Cloudberry Backup Files<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Testing the CloudBerry Backup Restore Functionality<\/h3>\n
So far so good \u2013 on to testing we go!<\/p>\n
6.<\/strong>\u00a0Remove a file from the source (thinkcspy3_latest.zip<\/strong>). Click\u00a0Restore<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0CloudBerry Backup<\/strong>\u00a0interface and choose the plan to restore from.<\/p>\n
Since the steps to set up a restore plan are similar to setting up a backup plan, we will not go into detail \u2013 only summarize in the following image. Each step is self-explanatory. In\u00a0#6<\/strong>, enter the password that you chose when you created the backup plan earlier:<\/p>\n
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\"Cloudberry<\/a><\/p>\n
Cloudberry Backup Restore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
After the restore plan is completed, you should see the file that you removed back in the source. Simple as that!<\/p>\n
Summary<\/h5>\n
In this article, we have explained how to install\u00a0CloudBerry Backup<\/strong>\u00a0for Linux, and how to create a backup plan integrated with Microsoft Azure.<\/p>\n
Additionally, we showed how easy it is to restore files from the remote storage account back to our machine. Additionally, if you prefer to use the command line to manage backup and restore plans, you can refer to the page of CloudBerry Backup\u00a0command line interface for Linux<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Easy to install, and much easier to use \u2013 totally worth your time and a few bucks to buy a license, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n
As always, don\u2019t hesitate to let us know if you have any questions or comments about this article. The feedback of our readers is always highly appreciated.<\/p>\n
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