Backups

Backing up your files is extremely important. I learned this the hard way when HostUp experienced a system failure in 2024/2025. I had to reinstall the entire server and start from scratch. It hurt.

Fortunately, I had chosen to have HostUp make automatic backups of the system several times a week. Unfortunately, it wasn't often enough to prevent me from losing data.

After their incident, I changed from 3-4 automatic backups per week to 7 times per week. On top of that, I run my bash script that backs up the entire server more often. I don't want to put the bash script in crontab in case something goes wrong with the server. That way, I have more control over the situation, and control is important with things like this.