Backing up your system

Backups in rumahl distinguish three things: local rollback (snapshots), external backup and off-device replication. For everyday use, an automatic backup to an external target is enough.

Setting up a backup

1. 1Open Settings → Backup (or the Backup/Updates system app).
2. 2Choose a target: USB disk, another rumahl/NAS system or a permissioned remote target.
3. 3Enable the schedule — e.g. daily at 3 am.
4. 4Backups run as visible jobs: progress and checksum verification in the Job Center.

Testing backups

• Test the restore at least once per quarter.
• A backup that was never tested is not a backup.
• After every major update, verify that the newest backup is complete.