What storage software could I run to have an archive of my personal files (a couple TB of photos) that doesn’t require I keep a full local copy of all the data? I like the idea of a simple and focused tool like Syncthing, but they seem to be angling towards replication.
Is the simple choice to run some S3-like backend and use CLI or other client to append and browse files? I’d love something with fault tolerance that someone can gradually add disks to. If ceph were either less complicated or used less resources I’d want to do that.
Wouldn’t syncing automatically every few days give you the same protection though?
Protection against if it happens and they have not noticed within those few days. Probably especially important if they leave the system running while on vacation.
I’m assuming I would notice, because none of my services on the machine would work anymore.