I setup a Peertube instance and configured a S3 storage for the videos. The server where the Peertube instance is running is automatically backed up by the provider so I only have to find a way to back up the videos. One solution would be to run another instance with another S3 storage that mirrors the main instance but that would mean more maintenance and I guess it would be more expensive than other solutions.
Do you know different ways to backup videos from the S3 storage? Maybe a NAS?
I’m relying on my S3 provider for backups, because one copy of 15 TiB is expensive enough to retain. Is that a mistake?
If I were to make a second copy of every video I would use my NAS, but an S3 bucket from a different provider sounds good too.
Another option is cold (offline, unpowered), naked hard drives that you keep in plastic boxes and periodically connect to a docking station. Then at a certain scale, tape backups become more economical than cold hard drives.
One provider where I run the PeerTube instance on a VPS offers backups but you have to pay that. So there I know that they are creating backups because I pay for this service. But I didn’t read anything at the website of my S3 provider (luckycloud). So I just asked them via email to be sure about it.
I probably will take this option and then see how I can automate the backup process.
If it was only for me that was okay but I will allow other users to use the instance and therefore prefer daily backups
Hm, so with two different providers you would reduce the risk that you would end with no backup but to be completely independent you have to create a backup on hardware you control.
