How to use Duplicati with eazyBackup e3 Object Storage

Duplicati is a powerful, open-source backup software solution designed to provide secure, encrypted backups of files and folders. Duplicati offers powerful features, yet it remains free and community-driven. If you need additional advanced features, please consider supporting this project by purchasing their Pro version for just $5 / month.

Originally launched in the early 2010s, Duplicati has matured into a reliable backup solution with a modern web-based interface, cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, and Linux), and an active development community. Their software supports strong encryption (AES-256), built-in scheduling, deduplication and compression, making it an excellent choice for IT providers and small businesses.

Duplicati uses incremental backups and stores data in compressed, chunked archives to optimize bandwidth and storage usage. Its support for S3-compatible storage, such as eazyBackup e3, allows users to back up data to a varity of cloud service providers.

Let's take a quick walk through the steps to configure Duplicati with our S3-compatible cloud storage.

What You’ll Need

Before we begin, you will need the following:

• Start a free eazyBackup e3 trial

• Your S3 access key and secret key

• The endpoint URL

• The bucket name you’ll use for backups

• Duplicati installed on your computer

1. Start a free trial of the eazyBackup e3 object storage service.

2. Login to the eazyBackup Dashboard. From the eazyBackup menu, select e3 Object Storage -> Buckets.

1. Create a new bucket that will be used for your Duplicati backup

1. Open Duplicati in your web browser, typically it can be accessed at the URL http://localhost:8200/

2. Click "Add Backup" in the Duplicati menu.

   1. Enter a name for your backup task

   2. Enable the AES-256 encryption

   3. Enter a strong passphrase, keep this safe and do not lose the passphrase

1. Configure the backup destination.

   1. Storage ype: Select 'S3 Compatible'

   2. Enable 'Use SSL'

   3. Server: Custom URL

   4. Bucket name: Enter the name of your bucket

   5. Region and Storage class can both be set to default

   6. Specify a folder path for the backup

   7. Enter your S3 access key and secret key, you can fetch these from the Access Manage page in our cloud storage dashboard.

   8. Press the 'Test Connection' button to ensure you have entered all the details correctly.

1. Select the source data for your backup

   1. Make the selection of Files and Folders you want included in the backup task

1. Configure a schedule for your backup.

   1. Duplicati has excellent scheduling options. You can configure the backup to run Hourly, Daily, Weekly, etc.

   2. Configure the schedule to run at a time when you know the computer will be online, but ideally outside of work hours.

1. General Options

   1. If you have a larger backup and decent network bandwdith, consider increasing the 'Remote volume size' from the default of 50MB.

   2. Configure the retention settings to prune older backups, this will help manage the size of your backup from continuing to grow, consuming additional billable storage space.

   3. Click 'Save' to complete this backup task.

Your Duplicati backup is ready, you can run the backup manually or wait for it to start at the scheduled time.