Auto backup from Windows PC to FreeNAS

[danielavalos]

Hi guys, me again, i need an advice, what is the best option to auto backup like 7 Windows pc's on a FreeNAS Server (running 11.2), i just install the backup pc plugin and bru server, but i dont know how to configure it, so i decide to use a program on each PC to do the backup on the NAS, what program do u guys think that it will work? win 10 on all machines, and i need that the backup do it in backgroud, thanks in advance

 

[Skro]

You can set up Windows Backup and Restore and set it to save to your NAS or the free version of Veeam is very popular for individual PCs.

 

[Redcoat]

Veeam all the way!

 

[Alecmascot]

UrBackup works very well.

https://www.urbackup.org/

https://www.urbackup.org/freenasserverinstall.html

 

[danielavalos]

Thanks guys

 

[Jessep]

I 2nd Veeam
https://www.veeam.com/windows-cloud-server-backup-agent.html

 

[diedrichg]

If you just need file copy (rather than full system backup) I'll suggest running Resilio, Syncthing or Nextcloud in a jail.

However, after reading up on Veeam, it can do file level as well:

Free Veeam Backup for Windows options include:

• Entire computer: Get image-based backup for your entire PC while automatically excluding unnecessary files, such as the Recycle Bin contents, temporary and page files.
• Volume-level: Utilize block-level backup for selected drives or volumes on your computer (e.g., system volume, data volume, etc.).
• File-level: Choose individual file masks and folders to back up; the built-in wizard helps you quickly include standard system folders and personal files.

 

[scrappy]

You can use the included backup software in Win10 to automatically backup to a FreeNAS network share.

 

[NancyNancy]

You can use AOMEI Backupper, a great backup software that allows you to automatic backup to NAS, like FreeNAS. It can do it in backgroud. Hope this software can help you.

 

[Basil Hendroff]

If you're only working with Windows PCs, Veeam it is. If you're doing file-level backup and you're working with a range of different clients such as Windows, OS X, IOS, Android and Linux, it's hard to go past Resilio.

 

[djjaeger82]

Any suggestions for remote (over internet) backups? I used to run WHS2011 with hamachi vpn to backup my parents, aunts/uncles, siblings computers but I'm looking for something more friendly that doesn't require VPN. Something that would let me turn freenas into an internet/cloud storage server that they could all point their Win10 machines to backup to (preferably using built-in windows backup utility, but if not a free agent that could be installed remote). I'm sure many of you support your family's tech support needs, and can feel my pain...

 

[DAKnn]

Im use Duplicati 2.0 !

 

[S.huahin]

Use AOMEI backupper