Crashplan plugin or jail as client?

[alexg]

I'm bit confused about current crashplan plugin installation instructions. Does it only support running as a server to backup my local computers? Can it be setup to backup my FreeNAS pool to crashplan central in the cloud?

 

[Pasquale61]

I'm bit confused about current crashplan plugin installation instructions. Does it only support running as a server to backup my local computers? Can it be setup to backup my FreeNAS pool to crashplan central in the cloud?

It works for both. I use it as a server to backup local and remote computers while also backing up various folders and datasets in my FreeNAS pool to CrashPlan Central.

 

[alexg]

I see. Instructions seems to focus on using desktop GUI, but I think I just figured out how this works. A GUI (app) on Windows is needed to setup remote server agent that is running on port 4242. This agent is what will be running in FreeNAS jail. I use GUI app from Windows to configure which FreeNAS directories to backup. Is my understanding correct?

 

[alexg]

Got it to work. Encountered challenges moving my account to different computer, but after second remove/re-add of FreeNAS it worked. Also, had to follow instructions on changing run.conf due to some issue in new version of plugin.

Now I have to wait for several weeks to get my data backed up to the cloud :(