Duplicati open-source software is a helpful file backup tool. Broad support for operating systems and their different versions and distributions has made Duplicati a popular tool. By connecting this tool to ArvanCloud Object Storage, you can easily back up various information on the servers and restore them when needed.
With the help of Duplicati backup software, backup files can be encrypted to increase security. Also, the ability to program to prepare a backup copy automatically and the possibility of remote software management are among its practical advantages.
In this guide, we discuss how to connect Duplicati and store the backups created by this software on ArvanCloud Object Storage.
Installation and Setting up Duplicati
In this guide, we will review the Windows version of Duplicati. To download this software, visit the Duplicati website and get the version suitable for your operating system. After installing the software and running it, its main page will open on the browser. Then, start the backup by selecting the Add Backup option.
On the first page, click Next after choosing a name for your backup file and specifying its encryption and password for access.
In the next step, set the Storage Type to S3 Compatible and then the Endpoint, Secret Key, and Access Key information in the respective sections. This information is available to you through the Object Storage section of the ArvanCloud user panel.
After adding the required information in this section, you can check the correctness of the entered settings by clicking on the Test Connection option. Finally, click on the Next option to enter the following settings section.
In the following steps, according to the data to be backed up, the backup schedule and advanced settings of Duplicati are performed, and finally, by clicking on the Save option, the initial settings are completed.