I’m installing the UrBackup client on Fedora but don’t know what to choose as the snapshot mechanism. I’m not very strong in Linux so while this may be obvious for some it’s not for me…
The installation went well until the query on the snapshot mechanism. What do I choose? My use case is as follows: I have a Fedora Server running a home automation system and would like to take regular image backups so that I can restore the disc image if I have to. I might extend UrBackup to my Windows laptops in which case file backup may be relevant as well.
Based on this which snapshot option is the most appropriate? I have aborted the install until I have the answer. How do I restart the setup once I have the answer?
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Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing UrBackup Client Installer for Linux 100%
Installation of UrBackup Client 2.5.25 to /usr/local ... Proceed ? [Y/n]
y
Uncompressing install data...
Assuming RedHat \(derivative\) system
Detected systemd
Detected architecture x86_64-linux-glibc
Installed daemon configuration at /etc/sysconfig/urbackupclient...
Info: Restoring from web interface is disabled per default. Enable by modifying /etc/sysconfig/urbackupclient.
Installing systemd unit...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/urbackupclientbackend.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/urbackupclientbackend.service.
Starting UrBackup Client service...
Successfully started client service. Installation complete.
+Detected Fedora. Dattobd supported
+Detected btrfs filesystem
-Detected no LVM volumes
+dmsetup present
Please select the snapshot mechanism to be used for backups:
1) dattobd volume snapshot kernel module from https://github.com/datto/dattobd (supports image backups and changed block tracking)
3) btrfs filesystem snapshots (dattobd and LVM will automatically use btrfs snapshots for btrfs filesystems)
4) Linux device mapper based snapshots (supports image backups and changed block tracking)
5) Use no snapshot mechanism. Files will be backed up without creating snapshots of them. Images backups will be not supported.
Enter choice (number 1-5, then enter):```