Relica
Infrastructure
backup software
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
9 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 35 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Pricing: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Website is fast, clean and works without JavaScript
From 1 comment
Your website is an example of what good web design should look like. It's fast, clean, doesn't load extraneous crap and almost all of it works without JavaScript (which I block…
keldaris on HN
restic is a stable, cross-platform base
From 1 comment
Yes, we've been making contributions to restic for some time because we have been very happy with restic's stability, capabilities, and cross-platform support. In fact, the…
mholt on HN
Objections
Subscription pricing risks pivots, unlike one-time purchase tools
From 1 comment
But it also leaves you susceptible to potential pivots in the business plan if the developers decide that base fee isn't enough or isn't generating enough income. The benefit to…
WorldMaker on HN
Unclear how Windows OneDrive and WSL files are handled
From 1 comment
Nice job. I'm a little skeptical though -- I think the devil is in the details. It's a lot of work to make a highly reliable backup program. As a Windows user, here's a list of…
locacorten on HN
Trust in holding access to backup data
From 1 comment
Can I sign up somewhere to get notified when "back up to your own cloud destinations" is complete? This is all I want in a backup service. Install on all my devices (this must…
elefantastisch on HN
Requests
Back up to own S3, SFTP and other storage
From 2 comments
Can I sign up somewhere to get notified when "back up to your own cloud destinations" is complete? This is all I want in a backup service. Install on all my devices (this must…
elefantastisch on HNOh. :) That makes sense. We're in the process of setting up a mailing list - in the meantime, can you drop us a quick email at support@relicabackup.com and we'll make sure to…
mholt on HN
Backblaze B2 storage support
From 1 comment
Very interesting project which I will be following. Linux user here who had to roll my own after CrashPlan. I went with Duplicati and Backblaze because the combo was cheap and…
jonotime on HN
Synology NAS or Docker support
From 2 comments
Great job! Any plans on doing a Docker version? What about integration with some brand of NAS (e.g. Synology?)
Heliosmaster on HNIf you do it as a docker container, then I should be able to load that on my Synology NAS, which would make me and my wife (and the rest of my family) very happy!
bradknowles on HN
Backing up storage providers like Dropbox
From 1 comment
Have you thought about backing up storage providers (pcloud, Dropbox, google etc...)?
dorfsmay on HN
Questions
How to restore after the local device dies or is lost
From 2 comments
More importantly, if my local device dies I'm going to want to restore from backup. Now what?
afro88 on HNThanks for your reply! Let's say my entire computer is lost or stolen. What's the best way to restore? Can I restore my entire disk image? Or does Relica just backup individual…
thebiglebrewski on HN
How the encryption key works across devices
From 1 comment
This looks like a great service—nice work! Question: if the encryption key is kept on the device, how can I access data from another device?
danenania on HN
How well it handles developer symlinks and restore
From 1 comment
Amazing that you're doing this! I've been looking for something new for a while. How well does this work for developers? I had to stop using Dropbox because NPM/Yarn seems to do…
thebiglebrewski on HN
Alternatives named
Arq
From 1 comment
Notable competitor: Arq (https://www.arqbackup.com/). Part of the reason I prefer Arq is that there's no monthly fees on the tool itself. I own my backup data wherever I choose…
Zaheer on HN
rclone
From 1 comment
rclone does this for free already, is lighter and works with more cloud providers.
techntoke on HN
Duplicati with Backblaze
From 1 comment
Very interesting project which I will be following. Linux user here who had to roll my own after CrashPlan. I went with Duplicati and Backblaze because the combo was cheap and…
jonotime on HN