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Backup Integrity

doctator edited this page 2025-05-02 23:11:33 +00:00

Table of Contents

• Weekly Tasks
• Alerts
• Tools Used

We verify all backups regularly to ensure they are complete, uncorrupted, and restorable.

Weekly Tasks

• ZFS scrubs for all pools
• Hash checks (SHA-256) for tarballs and dumps
• rsync --checksum verification for remote mirrors

Alerts

• Email/Mastodon alert if:
  • ZFS reports checksum errors
  • Scheduled backup is missing
  • Remote sync fails or lags > 24h

Tools Used

• zfs scrub
• sha256sum + custom validation script
• rclone sync logs
• Telegram bot and Genesis Shield notifications