Peer to Peer offsite back up tool

Datamonkey · 28 Jun 2017 at 21:28

Hi Guys,

After some help,

Are there any decent free tools I can use which will allow me to backup data on my wife's 2016 Essentials server to a Windows 10 PC at home.

I have already setup her data storage on a raid 1 mirror pair of disks, now looking for an easy solution to backup that data incrementally after the initial backup on a spare Windows 10 PC I have at home.

Now things get tricky neither end point has a static external IP and I do not have access to the router to setup any port forwarding in her office. Its a leased office space with decent internet access.

Ideas?

Cheers

#Chri5# · 28 Jun 2017 at 21:58

Crashplan computer to computer?

https://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/4/Backup/Back_up_to_another_computer_you_own

Datamonkey · 28 Jun 2017 at 21:59

Cheers Chri5,

Will take a look

Looks perfect.

Cheers

Datamonkey · 20 Jul 2017 at 14:29

Hey #Chri5#

Just to follow up on this, now have two crash plan subs.

Seems to be going great so far, slow on the upload, but thats due to the sheer amount of data 8TB plus being uploaded and speed of the lines.

But for the price and usability its outstanding value.

Cheers

#Chri5# · 20 Jul 2017 at 14:42

8TB - yikes. No problem though

Glanza · 20 Jul 2017 at 16:25

Look into a program called Rsync, you'll have to set it up yourself with encryption keys etc.

Datamonkey · 20 Jul 2017 at 16:59

Thanks for the suggestion Glanza, but wanted something simple my wife (who's not totally tech savvy) could an eye on and not have to worry about.

Crashplan was right for this usercase