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Life & fun · February 15, 2011

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ZFS+Rsync = Time Machine in the cloud

ZFS+Rsync = Time Machine in the cloud launched on February 15, 2011 with 16 votes, #37 of 163 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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ZFS+Rsync is a backup solution that combines ZFS file system technology with Rsync synchronization to create cloud-based time machine functionality. It is designed for users who need automated, incremental backups of their data to remote servers. The approach leverages ZFS snapshots to enable efficient, versioned backups while using Rsync for reliable file transfer, allowing users to recover previous versions of files from different points in time.

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