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The AI set up his backups and proved them with a test restore

Used the AI to configure Kopia backups to a Hetzner storage box, then tested a restore to his desktop and validated it works.

How it works

  1. He uses AI to configure backups to a storage box
  2. Then tests a restore to his desktop
  3. Validates it works

Why it’s worth knowing

The restore test is the difference between backups and a story about backups.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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