A backup is useful when it can be found, unlocked, restored and verified. This series documents the lessons and design decisions behind my homelab recovery work.

Learning Backups the Hard Way

  1. How I Got My Old Photos Back After Wiping My NAS
  2. Why a Backup Is More Than Just Another Copy
  3. Building a 3-2-1 Backup System for My Homelab
  4. Backing Up Immich Properly
  5. Testing a Restore Before Disaster Strikes
  6. Using a Second NAS and an Off-Site Raspberry Pi
  7. What I Would Do Differently If I Started Again
  8. How My Restic Backup Protects the Homelab
  9. Restoring an Application from Backup

The series will grow as I test restores, improve the off-site copy and document what actually works.