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dmw_ng ◴[] No.41830608[source]
I'm a restic user, but have resisted the urge to attempt a bikeshed for a long time, mostly due to perf. It's index format seems to be slow and terrible and the chunking algorithm it uses (rabin fingerprints) is very slow compared to more recent alternatives (like FastCDC). Drives me nuts to watch it chugging along backing up or listing snapshots at nowhere close to the IO rate of the system while still making the fans run. Despite that it still seems to be the best free software option around
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evulhotdog ◴[] No.41839922[source]
You should check out Kopia. It’s absolutely wonderful, is fast, has similar features, and has a GUI if you’re into that.
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1. dizhn ◴[] No.41855766[source]
I don't need a GUI but an official config format or a manager tool for restic would be cool. There ARE a few good 3rd party ones of course.