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Save QNAP with rClone or HBS on Swiss Backup (Swift)
This guide details how to save a QNAP NAS using rClone or HBS via protocol OpenStack Swifton Swiss Backup the backup solution in an independent Swiss cloud.
Prerequisites
- Possession of space Swiss Backup Infomaniak with an available device quota (minimum 1) for a Cloud backup.
- Add 1 device Type Cloud to get the parameters OpenStack Swift.
- Install application rClone (https://www.qnapclub.eu/en/qpkg/330) or HBS (https://www.qnap.com/en/software/hybrid-backup-sync) on QNAP.
⚠ Swiss Backup is compatible with any Openstack Swift, S3 Compatible or SFTP-supporting application. For additional assistance contact the support of the software used or partner — discover also the role of the host.
Connection via rClone
To configure a new backup:
- Copy the contents below to the file
rclone.conf
in the directory.config/rclone
of the user (e.g./share/homes/backupuser/.config/rclone/rclone.conf
) - Check the configuration with "
rclone config
". - Launch the copy with the command "
rclone sync /share/to/sync Infomaniak:default
"
Replace SBI-XXXXXXXX
and "passwd
" according to information specific to your device (be aware of this other guide):
[sb_project_SBI-XXXXXXXX]
type = swift
user = SBI-XXXXXXXX
key = passwd
auth (1) = https://swiss-backup.infomaniak.com/identity/v3
domain = default
tenant = sb_project_SBI-XXXXXXXX
tenant_domain = default
region = RegionOne
storage_url =
auth_version =
Connection via HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)
To configure a new backup:
- Open HBS and go under Backup & Restore then click on Create new Backup job.
- Select the folder of the NAS to save and click Next.
- Choose OpenStack Swift then enter the information as follows:
- Name: give a name to the backup
- Select
Use Keystone Infrastructure
” - Select
V3
” - Project name:
sb_project_SBI-XXXXXXXX
(replaceSBI-XXXXXXXX
with your own ID, idem below) - User ID:
SBI-XXXXXXXX
- Password: the one generated on Swiss Backup
- Authentication service (1):
https://swiss-backup.infomaniak.com/identity/v3
- Click on Create.
- Region name:
RegionOne
- Bucket name:
default
- Multipart Size: leave it
128MB
- Click on Select.
- Click on default at the destination level and then on Okay..
- Give the task a name.
- Then configure the desired parameters such as the frequency of backups and the bandwidth limitation.
- Click on Create.
(1) The indication "
//swiss-backup02
", "//swiss-backup03
" etc. changes according to the cluster number indicated on the Manager in the Cloud storage information under "Location"; and if your Swiss Backup device was created before October 2020, you will need to use https://swiss-backup.infomaniak.com/identity/v3
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