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Remote backup to my NAS from my family
Dear all, I've just installed a Readynas Ultra 2 at home, which isn't my first attempt to create a safe backup for mine and my family's photos and documents, but I hope it will be a successful one...
Thank you both for your input, it's really helpful. :)
I don't want their access to their own files to be dependent on my setup, so I've decided to use the NAS as a backup, not a server. And it must be as non-invasive for them as possible, I'm the only one with some computer skills. ;) Scheduled FTP over TLS sounds interesting, I think I will go for that. The data I want to send to them can be managed some other way, maybe just by making a mapped network drive they all have (read) access to.
Regarding FTP clients, I haven't really found any "trustworthy" which provide FTPS and scheduling without moving up from the freeware option. Regarding non-freeware, FlashFXP or SyncBackSE (which I know well from before) could do the trick. I'll figure it out.
Could you maybe give some tips on how the setup on the ReadyNAS should be made? More specifically, how do you recommend to setup the FTP server (ports, security, encryption?...), and how should the shares be setup (groups, users, permissions)? I have registered a no-ip.com account (dynamic DNS), so I expect to be able to use this address for the connection.
And regarding sharing a network drive they can access (and maybe map to a drive letter), how can it be done in a secure way over the internet? I guess I would like some kind of one-time authentication?
Again, thanks! I think it will work out nicely. :)
I don't want their access to their own files to be dependent on my setup, so I've decided to use the NAS as a backup, not a server. And it must be as non-invasive for them as possible, I'm the only one with some computer skills. ;) Scheduled FTP over TLS sounds interesting, I think I will go for that. The data I want to send to them can be managed some other way, maybe just by making a mapped network drive they all have (read) access to.
Regarding FTP clients, I haven't really found any "trustworthy" which provide FTPS and scheduling without moving up from the freeware option. Regarding non-freeware, FlashFXP or SyncBackSE (which I know well from before) could do the trick. I'll figure it out.
Could you maybe give some tips on how the setup on the ReadyNAS should be made? More specifically, how do you recommend to setup the FTP server (ports, security, encryption?...), and how should the shares be setup (groups, users, permissions)? I have registered a no-ip.com account (dynamic DNS), so I expect to be able to use this address for the connection.
And regarding sharing a network drive they can access (and maybe map to a drive letter), how can it be done in a secure way over the internet? I guess I would like some kind of one-time authentication?
Again, thanks! I think it will work out nicely. :)
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