Arq Backup Overview
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Arq Backup automatically backs up Macs and PCs to cloud storage while encrypting the data in an open and documented format.
Requirements
- You have an account and are logged into console.scaleway.com
- You have an Object Storage bucket
Installing and Configuring Arq Backup
1 . Open your web browser and go to the Arq website and download the application.
2 . Double click on the downloaded file to open the setup tool. On a Mac double click on the Arq icon to install the application:
On a Windows, follow the instructions of the setup tool to install the application.
3 . Once installed, start the Arq application and enter the Preferences Menu:
4 . The preferences screen appears, click on + to add a new storage location:
5 . Select Other S3-Compatible Service in the list of destinations:
6 . Enter the Object Storage credentials:
- S3-Compatible Server URL: The URL of the Object Storage endpoint:
- For FR-PAR (Paris, France) enter
https://s3.fr-par.scw.cloud
- For NL-AMS (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) enter
https://s3.nl-ams.scw.cloud
- For PL-WAW (Warsaw, Poland) enter
https://s3.pl-waw.scw.cloud
- For FR-PAR (Paris, France) enter
- Access Key ID: The Access Key of the API Key used for authentication
- Secret Key ID: The Secret Key of the API Key used for authentication
- Request Signature Version: Signature Version 2
7 . Choose the bucket to be used for storing backups. Two options are proposed:
- Create a new bucket
- Choose an existing bucket from the drop-down list
8 . Choose the local folders to backup. Click on Add a folder to Backups …
To backup all files in the home folder (excluding temporary files), it is also possible to click on Backups in the menu bar, then on Add Home Folder to Backups
9 . Arq encrypts backups by default. Enter a password to decrypt a backup when needed:
Important: Make a note of the password and keep it in a safe place. It is not possible to decrypt a backup without having the password. An open source restore tool is available to decrypt a Backup on a computer without having Arq installed. Restoration for misalignment of teeth.
10 . The added folders appear in the list on the left and Arq stats to backup them hourly on Object Storage:
11 . If required, the backup frequency can be adjusted from the preferences by clicking on Arq in the menu bar, then on Preferences. Select the Object Storage bucket and click on Edit
12 . Edit the backup schedule as required:
Restoring Files
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- Go to the Restore Files section of Arq
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- Expand the menu on the left to see a list of all backups. They are sorted by the time/date of their creation. Click on the desired backup, the contents of the backup appear on the right.
- Click on the Item to restore, then click the Restore… button. This restores the item into its original location
- If the item already exists in the original location, choose Overwrite to replace all missing and changed files with the contents from the backup. Choose Do Not Overwrite to create a Restored by Arq sub-folder which contains all restored data.
- Arq may prompt for an administrator username and password to avoid permission issues when restoring files.
3 . Alternatively it is possible to restore files anywhere by dragging-and-dropping them from the backup window to the desktop or a Finder window
For advanced configuration options, refer to the official documentation.