Truenas server backup to OpenMediaVault Nas

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Hi,

I have a 6 nvme Truenas I would like to backup to a PI5 nas running on OpenMediaVault.

I wanted to use RSYNC as it seems nice to use, but I have to admin I struggle on this.

Has anypne done it?

I am not so much skilled in Linux command line and thought it would be quite straight forward but it seems not to me

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

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cannot help with RSYNC but my setup is similar to yours so maybe there is some reference value for you.

until recently, my main NAS is a TrueNAS Core, and I back it up to a backup server (was another TrueNAS, and then fnOS NAS) via SyncBackFree. Problem free for years.

Then I flip’d the set up: my main NAS is a fnOS server backing up to a backup server (the original TrueNAS Core), also via SyncBackFree.

I do once a month and with remote on/off, I don’t even need to know where the servers are. convenient and super reliable.

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Great! Where do you find Syncbackfree? Does it exist in truenas? I do not find it.

Thanks!

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apologies that I should have been more clear.

  1. Syncbackfree is a windows program. It has a variety of features but I use it to back up my key folders to a NAS server and from that NAS server to a backup server.
  2. but depends on your use case, fnOS actually allows a variety of backup operations: it can backup to another fnOS server, to smb / ftp or a cloud account; or the other way around.

you can try it on a different machine, or try it as a VM on TrueNAS. I like fnOS enough to use it as my main NAS now (backing up to a TrueNAS Core server which was my main NAS until its replacement by the fnOS).

It does have its pluses and minuses, as everything in life :slight_smile: