Simple DIY Offsite Backup NAS using Tailscale

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Timestamps:
0:00 Having a remote backup is smart
0:55 Why a remote NAS?
1:38 Why Tailscale?
3:13 The hardware
5:29 Assembling the NAS
6:42 Setting up the software
7:33 Installing Tailscale App
9:26 Using Tailscale to run ZFS replication
12:05 Exposing Jellyfin using reverse proxy
15:56 Taking system to parents' house
17:39 I love Kubernetes...
19:51 Some final thoughts

[arubial]

You had "Tailfin" at your disposal and you chose "Jellyscale"...

[jfanreva]

Just a quick word of advice. At work we have real time mirroring of our DASD. A year or two ago one of the newer people tried to do a copy of our production history file. It didn't work. As a matter of fact, they ended up corrupting both the production file, which immediately updated (corrupted) the mirrored remote production file. A week later, we finished rebuilding the production history file. Recreating it might be a better word to use. So, just remember, you still need a separate backup! An actual separate file of your mission critical file, with a unique name, EVEN WITH REAL TIME BACKUP! We got very lucky. We were able to rebuild the original file and verify it from four different files, The next day we had the separate backup file up and running.
Nobody thought this might be necessary, because, hey! we've got offsite mirroring, in real time! The trick to data security is to look past your planned, installed super cool security system, and understand how it works, and what it's limitations are. If you fail to do so, expect to have a sinking feeling in your stomach some time in the future. <end of rant>

[jburnash]

I've actually talked to my buddy about hosting an offsite backup for myself (and vice-versa). I did dip my toes into Tailscale, and true to my superpower - it didn't work. Almost certainly my fault, as I'll find out when I get back to it.
Excellent video, seeing real world implementations along with real world problems encountered is really helpful. Nice work!

[therick]

'RAID is not a backup' should be on a t-shirt

[benzene]

My backup is at my parents house right now too😂

Rsync goes nightly for TrueNAS to TrueNAS but I couldn’t use tailscale so I had to use WireGuard with only the specific IP address of the other NAS at my parents house.

Great video!

[ScottGrammer]

I own one of those cases. That case originally came with plastic mounts for three 2.5 inch drives. They mount to the right side of the motherboard tray, as you're looking at the front of the computer. I noticed that I did not see the fan mount rails at the top of the case, either. There is also supposed to be a third 3.5 inch drive mount. All four panels (top, bottom, and sides) are interchangeable, and the front panel buttons can be moved where ever you want them, so the case is really quite versatile. You can have the motherboard on the bottom, as you show here, or on either side, or hanging upside down from the top. You could even put the window on top if you like.

[ndupontnet]

A backup at my parents is something I've been thinking about a lot but never committed to

[edwald]

"No mum, I am not moving back in. But my 'movie' collection is..."

[romayojr]

this is gonna help solve a lot of issues for a bunch of redditors trying to access jellyfin remotely in the same scenario that i've seen from the r/jellyfin sub. well done man

[jonjohnson]

You could probably fit all my really **important** files on a floppy disc, yet I have the most convoluted backup setup ever

[mankindapparel]

haaaa “how does this make you feel?…” 6:06

[savagepro]

Moving in with your parents, is itself a life's backup plan!

[JohnneyleeRollins]

If you mount your home nas media on your parent house backup with rclone over tailscale, you can configure your parents house to cache the upstream for seeking, and offloading the active streaming to the nas at their house (maybe dont transcode lol)

[TheQuickSilver]

I've been thinking about doing something like this for years. I might have to use this guide to finally take the plunge. Thanks!

[AxelZara]

I just started traveling this year and have been taking tons of footage, I bought a NAS setup and put it at my moms as well.
Set it up so she can watch whatever she wants and use it as needed as well.

[izitorg]

I have so many questions on the approach.. But if you're backing up your data to that machine why not just run a Jellyfin instance on the machine at your parents place to serve from the local files?

[upqvtsw]

Hi, very nice solution for backup .
I have a question, how about making home lab on budget with hardware from aliexpress, something like Cpu+BM+Ram bundle and compare it with something else .

[UKsystems]

One thing that’s important to know when automated backups is malware can easily spread as a lot of modern ones lay dormant for months on end before activating and you wouldn’t know it’s on your back up or snapshots till it’s too late

[Nachesko]

Not tailscale but I use Zerotier to connect to work computers remotely. I have a bunch of computers off site that i administer and use that. Important turn the bios option power for always on, just in case there´s a power cut on the remote server side

[zanderfaehrteisenbah]

That’s exactly what I am trying to achieve!
Only difference being: i want a small as possible parents-side-nas and use it with Plex .

Thanks for the great video 👍