How to back up a QNAP NAS to dosya with Hybrid Backup Sync 3

Before you start

• A dosya account. Free includes 5 GB, enough to test the setup; pick a paid plan for the full backup.
• Hybrid Backup Sync 3 installed and up to date from App Center on QTS or QuTS hero.
• The NAS clock synced with an NTP server. S3 sign-in fails if the clock is off by more than a few minutes.
• A place outside the NAS (a password manager) for your keys and encryption password.

Set up the backup

1. 1

   Create S3 credentials in dosya

   In the dosya web app, open Profile > API keys and create a key for the NAS. Limit it to S3 and to the workspace you will back up to, then turn on S3 credentials. Copy the access key ID and secret key now; the secret is shown once. Your workspace ID, which is the bucket name, is on Integrations > S3.

   A key just for this NAS means you can revoke it if the NAS is lost, without breaking anything else.

2. 2

   Add dosya as a storage space

   Open HBS 3, go to Storage Spaces, click Create and choose Amazon S3 & S3 Compatible. Fill in the form like this, then click Create.

   Name

   dosya

   Service provider

   S3 Compatible

   Server address

   s3.dosya.dev

   Signature version

   v4

   Region

   us-east-1

   Access key

   Access key ID from step 1 Starts with DOSYA

   Secret key

   Secret key from step 1

   Use SSL connection

   On

   Validate SSL certificate

   On

   Use a proxy server

   Off Untick it unless your network requires a proxy.

3. 3

   Create the backup job

   Go to Backup & Restore, click Create and choose New backup job. Select the shared folders to protect, then the dosya storage space. Pick your workspace ID as the bucket, select or create a folder inside it (for example HBS3), and name the job.

   Choose the existing bucket. dosya buckets are workspaces, so creating a new bucket from HBS 3 is refused.

4. 4

   Set the schedule and versions

   Add a schedule in Scheduler (nightly is typical). Under Version Management, tick Enable Version Management and choose Smart Versioning, then set how many hourly, daily, weekly and monthly versions to keep.

5. 5

   Turn on QuDedup, compression and encryption

   In Methods, tick Use QuDedup and Use data compression. In Policies, tick Use client-side encryption and set a password. Optionally add a quick Data Integrity Check on a schedule.

   Keep QuDedup on. QNAP can relink a cloud backup to a new NAS only if the original job used it.

6. 6

   Run it and test a restore

   Click Back up now and let the first run finish. Then restore one folder to a new location (next section) and open a few files, so you know the backup works before you need it.

Restore files

1. 1

   Restore from the backup job

   In HBS 3, open Backup & Restore, select the job and choose Restore. Pick a version, choose Selected location for a safe first restore (or Original location), and pick what happens to existing files: Rename, Replace or Skip.

Restore to a new NAS

1. 1

   Add the dosya storage space again

   On the new NAS, install HBS 3 and create the same S3 Compatible storage space as in step 2. A new dosya key works; the backup does not depend on which key wrote it.

2. 2

   Create a restore job from the destination

   Click Create > Restore job, pick the dosya storage space, browse to the backup folder and select what to restore. Enter the encryption password under Policies.

3. 3

   Relink to keep backing up

   To continue the same backup from the new NAS, choose Create > Relink backup job and select the backup in dosya. HBS 3 pairs it with the source folders and carries on adding versions. This needs QuDedup on the original job.

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