Z3 – ZFS to S3 Backup/Restore Tool
As good as ZFS is, are people relying on ZFS replication for <i>all</i> of their redundancy and backups?  Is that a good idea in terms of risk mitigation?<p>When I set up backups for my home lab server, I opted to go with Borg + Borgmatic + BorgBase for backups.  I already use Sanoid + Syncoid for local snapshots and replication, so I was hesitant to rely on ZFS replication for offsite backups too.<p>Instead, I use Borgmatic hooks to link the most current Sanoid snapshot to a well known location, run my backups to BorgBase, and delete the link.  I&#x27;m still relying on ZFS snapshots, but the backups, versioning, pruning, etc. are a completely different system than the local replication.<p>I&#x27;m also not a fan of the full + incremental strategy for backups since I think it encourages long increment chains.