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OpenVFS and Systemd-Homed possible? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 3 months ago by ratatouille@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm into selfhosting and Im looking for a way to centralize the Userhomes and have a better Backup of these files.

The idea is to use a virtual filesystem to sync needed data to the client PC and have Homed to encrypt userdata and store the data on server.

That way I do not have to backup the client PCs.

What do you think? And are there any working examples out there?

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[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I tried homed once for a few workstations. Iirc I couldn't make it work via network for multiple stations and multiple users. Something about the user creation process cam only be done once per home dir and then you can't do another workstation.

[–] ratatouille@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How long ago was your test? I hope there is some development on these concepts. I like the idea of homed.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Six months?

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Syncthing or Nextcloud. There's a bunch of Linux sync software: https://awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/file-transfer--synchronization.html

Traditionally, you'd just put it on a NFS volume and be done with it. Or make it a boring plain old independent laptop with nightly backups configured, if your users always work from the same machine and don't like... switch to a different computer in the middle of a task.