[Description]
CrashPlan is backup software that allows Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris users to back up their data to an offsite data center, computers belonging to friends and family, as well as to attached drives /shared folders. There is a free version (for personal use only) and CrashPlan+ which is for both personal and business use. Both versions allow users to back up data automatically. Files are encrypted using 448-bit Blowfish encryption for CrashPlan+ and 128-bit encryption for the personal CrashPlan before transmission.
[Installation instructions]
1. Install the JRE QPKG 6 or 7 (https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=2 ... 09#p257041) and ensure it is started
2. Install and enable the CrashPlan QPKG
3. Install CrashPlan onto your client machine (required to connect and configure what your NAS is going to backup to the cloud)
[Update instructions]
1. Do not remove the current QPKG or you'll lose settings such as the identity.
2. Leave everything in place (QPKG enabled or not) and simply install the new one on top.
3. The install script will disable the CrashPlan instance by itself and restart it after installation.
4. Do not forget to update the client on your desktop computer.
[Configuration instructions]
1 Optional: Start the CrashPlan QPKG, open its web interface (http://ip_of_your_nas/crashplan) and select interface on which the service will listen. This is not required if you only use one interface. Please note that you will have to restart the service by yourself so that change is taken into account.
2. Edit your local machine's ui.properties file (in Program Files), uncomment the serviceHost line and modify 127.0.0.1 with the IP of your NAS (for instance 192.168.1.2).
3. Open the CrashPlan GUI.
[Remote backup instructions]
Did you plan on letting friends and family backup data onto your NAS ? Then you will need to read the following:
If you don't do anything, then data coming from outside will end up inside the QPKG's backupArchives directory.
I suggest you create a share called CrashPlan. Then restart the CrashPlan service which will see the share and use it as backup destination for remote hosts (that way you can see amount of data used by family/friends).
Note: good point about creating the CrashPlan share is you can backup these data to an external drive using the QNAP backup tool.
If you are behind a firewall and want to allow people to backup to your NAS then you will most likely have to forward port 4242 TCP on your router.
[ChangeLog]
See: this thread
[Known issues / Notes]
- The real-time file watcher is adding an extra load that can lead to impacted AFP throughput. You may want to disable this feature to ensure best performance (reported by macboy6).
- CrashPlan implemented an auto upgrade feature which doesn't work as expected and I can't disable it. I contacted their support about this and they answered nothing will be done for the moment.
- When CrashPlan upgrade their software I will provide a new package but you will have to upgrade your client manually.
[Download links ~16Mb]
CrashPlan is backup software that allows Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris users to back up their data to an offsite data center, computers belonging to friends and family, as well as to attached drives /shared folders. There is a free version (for personal use only) and CrashPlan+ which is for both personal and business use. Both versions allow users to back up data automatically. Files are encrypted using 448-bit Blowfish encryption for CrashPlan+ and 128-bit encryption for the personal CrashPlan before transmission.
[Installation instructions]
1. Install the JRE QPKG 6 or 7 (https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=2 ... 09#p257041) and ensure it is started
2. Install and enable the CrashPlan QPKG
3. Install CrashPlan onto your client machine (required to connect and configure what your NAS is going to backup to the cloud)
[Update instructions]
1. Do not remove the current QPKG or you'll lose settings such as the identity.
2. Leave everything in place (QPKG enabled or not) and simply install the new one on top.
3. The install script will disable the CrashPlan instance by itself and restart it after installation.
4. Do not forget to update the client on your desktop computer.
[Configuration instructions]
1 Optional: Start the CrashPlan QPKG, open its web interface (http://ip_of_your_nas/crashplan) and select interface on which the service will listen. This is not required if you only use one interface. Please note that you will have to restart the service by yourself so that change is taken into account.
2. Edit your local machine's ui.properties file (in Program Files), uncomment the serviceHost line and modify 127.0.0.1 with the IP of your NAS (for instance 192.168.1.2).
3. Open the CrashPlan GUI.
[Remote backup instructions]
Did you plan on letting friends and family backup data onto your NAS ? Then you will need to read the following:
If you don't do anything, then data coming from outside will end up inside the QPKG's backupArchives directory.
I suggest you create a share called CrashPlan. Then restart the CrashPlan service which will see the share and use it as backup destination for remote hosts (that way you can see amount of data used by family/friends).
Note: good point about creating the CrashPlan share is you can backup these data to an external drive using the QNAP backup tool.
If you are behind a firewall and want to allow people to backup to your NAS then you will most likely have to forward port 4242 TCP on your router.
[ChangeLog]
See: this thread
[Known issues / Notes]
- The real-time file watcher is adding an extra load that can lead to impacted AFP throughput. You may want to disable this feature to ensure best performance (reported by macboy6).
- CrashPlan implemented an auto upgrade feature which doesn't work as expected and I can't disable it. I contacted their support about this and they answered nothing will be done for the moment.
- When CrashPlan upgrade their software I will provide a new package but you will have to upgrade your client manually.
[Download links ~16Mb]
