Recommend FTP Backup Software
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:13 am
Please recommend some "FTP Backup Software" programs.
My "needs" are:
FTP
Encryption via TLS and/or SSL
Incremental
Copies whole folders and entire contents including sub-folders
Runs on a schedule that is configurable (i.e. time and day of the week) with no user intervention
Can be run manually
Runs on Windows XP, Server 2000 to current, Vista, 7
My "would likes" are:
Free
Runs under Linux and OS X
Has a file mask option to NOT copy certain types of file (e.g .exe)
Easy to use
Where I am now:
I currently use 2 different programs to do backups, "Karens Replicator" for non-FTP backups, which is fantastic and I would recomend it to anyone.
And Kobian backup, which I use for FTP backups, but is buggy, does not do encryption for free, and is no where near as easy to use (in some respects, in others its better). But my main grumble is that its lacks encryption and is buggy.
Ideally I would like to have one program to take over both tasks, but that is not essential, I am perfectly happy to carry on using Replicator, but I dont want to use Kobian any more.
Filezilla does everything that I want except Incremental backups (its not proper "backup" software).
I have now come to the conclusion that a small one-off cost per end user would be acceptable so long as the server end was also cheap and a one-off cost, as this could simply be passed on to the end user.
Where I want to be:
The small computer company I work for has not really offered remote backup solutions before (non-encrypted via buggy Kobian to a server of our own attached to a slow (relatively) connection. We want to be able to offer a proper solution, that is robust, problem free (haha), always available, and sellable to business customers.
We have looked at various options ranging from doing everything in-house, to totally outsourcing it. We have decided the best option would currently be to get some decent dedicated server hosting, and then setup "our remote server" with the necessary software to do that end of business, and remote access the administration from the office. That has already been planned (but not tested in practice yet, we will of course), but we dont know of any software that will do everything that we need at the customers end, let alone everything that we "would like" as well.
This is the current hurdle, please make some suggestions.
Andy
My "needs" are:
FTP
Encryption via TLS and/or SSL
Incremental
Copies whole folders and entire contents including sub-folders
Runs on a schedule that is configurable (i.e. time and day of the week) with no user intervention
Can be run manually
Runs on Windows XP, Server 2000 to current, Vista, 7
My "would likes" are:
Free
Runs under Linux and OS X
Has a file mask option to NOT copy certain types of file (e.g .exe)
Easy to use
Where I am now:
I currently use 2 different programs to do backups, "Karens Replicator" for non-FTP backups, which is fantastic and I would recomend it to anyone.
And Kobian backup, which I use for FTP backups, but is buggy, does not do encryption for free, and is no where near as easy to use (in some respects, in others its better). But my main grumble is that its lacks encryption and is buggy.
Ideally I would like to have one program to take over both tasks, but that is not essential, I am perfectly happy to carry on using Replicator, but I dont want to use Kobian any more.
Filezilla does everything that I want except Incremental backups (its not proper "backup" software).
I have now come to the conclusion that a small one-off cost per end user would be acceptable so long as the server end was also cheap and a one-off cost, as this could simply be passed on to the end user.
Where I want to be:
The small computer company I work for has not really offered remote backup solutions before (non-encrypted via buggy Kobian to a server of our own attached to a slow (relatively) connection. We want to be able to offer a proper solution, that is robust, problem free (haha), always available, and sellable to business customers.
We have looked at various options ranging from doing everything in-house, to totally outsourcing it. We have decided the best option would currently be to get some decent dedicated server hosting, and then setup "our remote server" with the necessary software to do that end of business, and remote access the administration from the office. That has already been planned (but not tested in practice yet, we will of course), but we dont know of any software that will do everything that we need at the customers end, let alone everything that we "would like" as well.
This is the current hurdle, please make some suggestions.
Andy