Re: Git as backup tool

Yeah, its fine with /etc and directories of that sort because those
files changes are usually subtle :P

On Wed, 2011-11-02 at 02:21 +0100, Stefan Behte wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am 01.11.2011 22:16, schrieb Andrey Utkin:
> > I'd like to hear from anybody who uses (or tried) git on production
> > servers for saving the points of possible restore. Please, share your
> 
> Yes, I'm doing it in production on some systems. It's ok for small
> directories like /etc and /root, but don't try it on binaries. The repo
> will grow and grow, it might need large amounts of RAM if you have big
> files and you won't have a possiblility to use a good Backup rotation
> scheme (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_rotation_scheme).
> 
> Go Bacula!
> 
> Greetings, Craig
> 
>