zfs-snap-diff
Data
filesystem snapshot browser
SHOW HN2014
50points
6comments
#642of 2,272 in 2014
Top 29%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Idea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful for ZFS users who lack a web GUI like snapper
From 1 comment
Snapper does not have a web gui and does not support ZFS. This looks perfect for freenas, zfsguru, etc. Hope to try it out. Thank you!
mieses on HN
Objections
Relying on ZFS and root permissions limits scope; inotify could be more portable
From 1 comment
Yes, ZFS is great, I use it myself. But technical efficiency does not equate to programming ease, and if I'm not mistaken on Linux you need root permissions to use ZFS snapshots…
contingencies on HN
Snapshots on every change may be unnecessary; inotify could skip unchanged state
From 1 comment
I wonder if snapshots on Linux inotify() event detection (or similar) would be easier. At the very least, skipping making snapshots that are exactly the same as previous versions…
contingencies on HN
Requests
Support for skipping snapshots when nothing changed
From 1 comment
I wonder if snapshots on Linux inotify() event detection (or similar) would be easier. At the very least, skipping making snapshots that are exactly the same as previous versions…
contingencies on HN
Questions
Why snapshot every five minutes
From 1 comment
I wonder if snapshots on Linux inotify() event detection (or similar) would be easier. At the very least, skipping making snapshots that are exactly the same as previous versions…
contingencies on HN
Alternatives named
snapper
From 1 comment
Neat tool - although I wonder whether it would be better implemented as extensions to snapper.
rodgerd on HN
inotify-based snapshot approach
From 2 comments
I wonder if snapshots on Linux inotify() event detection (or similar) would be easier. At the very least, skipping making snapshots that are exactly the same as previous versions…
contingencies on HNYes, ZFS is great, I use it myself. But technical efficiency does not equate to programming ease, and if I'm not mistaken on Linux you need root permissions to use ZFS snapshots…
contingencies on HN