Scenarios
Complete, copy-ready setups for common situations. Each scenario gives the full config, the commands to run it, and notes on what to watch. Pick the one closest to yours and adapt.
| Scenario | Shape |
|---|---|
| Single machine → local disk | One host, backups on a local disk. The simplest useful setup. |
| Disk → S3 offsite | Land fast on local disk, replicate to S3. No holding disk. |
| Cloud-only | Dump straight to an object store (S3/compatible). No local copy. |
| Tape with a holding disk | A fast disk buffers parallel dumps and feeds one tape drive at disk speed. |
| S3 with a holding disk | A local buffer absorbs dumps, then drains to a bandwidth-capped cloud tier. |
| Robotic tape library | A changer with drives fed from slots and automatic label rotation. |
| Remote hosts over SSH | Back up several remote machines with no agent installed. |
| Full 3-2-1-1-0 deployment | Disk + offsite + immutability + drills + alerting, end to end. |
| Backing up to Google Drive | A personal Drive over OAuth, or a Workspace Shared Drive with a service account. |
| Running in Docker | Run nb from the container image with config and catalog mounted; scheduling stays host cron. |
Each scenario links to the Features pages for the mechanics behind it. If you’re new, start with Single machine.