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You can use basically any SSH tool or rclone interface. They have a cheaper plan for \"experts\" if you want to forgo zfs snapshots,https://www.rsync.net/signup/order.html?code=experts.", "context": "", "use_case": "backups", "switched_from": "Backblaze", "story": "Backblaze has stopped backing up your data"}, {"id": 738473632, "item_id": 46154602, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154602", "by": "dan353hehe", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m another happy customer. I use them to backup all of my wife\u2019s work, and all of our personal files and pictures. I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups. The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer! I can connect anything I want to it to back however I like. And it just works.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up personal files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 740445152, "item_id": 46277822, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46277822", "by": "sleeper01", "date": "2025-12-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it.", "excerpt": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it. Can I use Git-annex on the same account, or do I need to switch to a standard account? As far as I understand, discounted accounts only have no support and no free ZFS snapshots, right?", "context": "", "use_case": "Borg backups", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738428976, "item_id": 46151811, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151811", "by": "EuAndreh", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "As free advertisement to rsync.net, I also like the service and support.", "excerpt": "As free advertisement to rsync.net, I also like the service and support. I have not deleted any of my daily borg backups for many years, covering my laptop and some servers. Borg has an equivalent `borg serve` feature as detailed in the article. I use borg mount every other week. After the initial config, you can just type: $ borg mount :: borg/ ...and browse the full archive lazily. 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Radek (https://www.mydreams.cz)", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738473632, "item_id": 46154602, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154602", "by": "dan353hehe", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m another happy customer. I use them to backup all of my wife\u2019s work, and all of our personal files and pictures. I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups. The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer! I can connect anything I want to it to back however I like. And it just works.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up personal files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 799460448, "item_id": 49966278, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49966278", "by": "gormandizer", "date": "2026-10-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've been using rsync.net for years.", "excerpt": "I've been using rsync.net for years. https://rsync.net", "context": "", "use_case": "backups", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Tao of Backup"}, {"id": 738423136, "item_id": 46151446, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151446", "by": "k8sToGo", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now.", "excerpt": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now. Though I'm quite a small fish and only use a few hundred GB on the borg plan.", "context": "small user with a few hundred GB", "use_case": "backups via borg plan", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}]}, {"text": " The main caveats are a recently raised 10 TiB minimum order,", "cites": [{"id": 781242083, "item_id": 48827630, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827630", "by": "Confiks", "date": "2026-07-07", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Rsync.net upped their minimum order to 10 TiB recently, which is far too much for my use case.", "excerpt": "Not a great time price-wise to be building a NAS, but I have been doing so for the last past weeks. Inside a Jonsbo N6 case, which is pretty nice with an 8x SATA backplane and drive bays (unlike the earlier Jonsbo variants). I ended up on shucking 4x the 14 TB WD Elements Desktop. They contain helium drives, the WD140EDGZ in my case, and are about 25% cheaper than 4x the 12 TB WD Red Plus drives (which are air-filled", "context": "building a ZFS NAS", "use_case": "zfs send cloud backup", "switched_from": "", "story": "How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS"}]}, {"text": " and discounted plans that drop support and free ZFS snapshots.", "cites": [{"id": 740445152, "item_id": 46277822, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46277822", "by": "sleeper01", "date": "2025-12-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it.", "excerpt": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it. Can I use Git-annex on the same account, or do I need to switch to a standard account? 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Most of the time I'm looking at t", "context": "", "use_case": "offsite backup storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738423136, "item_id": 46151446, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151446", "by": "k8sToGo", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now.", "excerpt": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now. Though I'm quite a small fish and only use a few hundred GB on the borg plan.", "context": "small user with a few hundred GB", "use_case": "backups via borg plan", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}]}, {"label": "Long-term satisfaction", "summary": "Users report being happy customers for years.", "quotes": [{"id": 799460448, "item_id": 49966278, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49966278", "by": "gormandizer", "date": "2026-10-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I've been using rsync.net for years.", "excerpt": "I've been using rsync.net for years. https://rsync.net", "context": "", "use_case": "backups", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Tao of Backup"}, {"id": 738428976, "item_id": 46151811, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151811", "by": "EuAndreh", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "As free advertisement to rsync.net, I also like the service and support.", "excerpt": "As free advertisement to rsync.net, I also like the service and support. I have not deleted any of my daily borg backups for many years, covering my laptop and some servers. Borg has an equivalent `borg serve` feature as detailed in the article. I use borg mount every other week. After the initial config, you can just type: $ borg mount :: borg/ ...and browse the full archive lazily. Most of the time I'm looking at t", "context": "", "use_case": "offsite backup storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738423136, "item_id": 46151446, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151446", "by": "k8sToGo", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now.", "excerpt": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now. Though I'm quite a small fish and only use a few hundred GB on the borg plan.", "context": "small user with a few hundred GB", "use_case": "backups via borg plan", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}]}, {"label": "Simplicity", "summary": "Praised as simple, straightforward and something that just works.", "quotes": [{"id": 738473632, "item_id": 46154602, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154602", "by": "dan353hehe", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m another happy customer. I use them to backup all of my wife\u2019s work, and all of our personal files and pictures. I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups. The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer! I can connect anything I want to it to back however I like. And it just works.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up personal files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738428848, "item_id": 46151803, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151803", "by": "mydreams", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "We\u2019re happy customers of rsync.net and totally recommend them.", "excerpt": "We\u2019re happy customers of rsync.net and totally recommend them. We love how simple and clear everything is \u2014 no fluff, just honest, practical service. It just works: reliable, functional, and easy to use. Perfect if you want something straightforward and trustworthy. 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They have a cheaper plan for \"experts\" if you want to forgo zfs snapshots,https://www.rsync.net/signup/order.html?code=experts.", "context": "", "use_case": "backups", "switched_from": "Backblaze", "story": "Backblaze has stopped backing up your data"}, {"id": 738473632, "item_id": 46154602, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154602", "by": "dan353hehe", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m another happy customer. I use them to backup all of my wife\u2019s work, and all of our personal files and pictures. I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups. The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer! I can connect anything I want to it to back however I like. And it just works.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up personal files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}]}, {"label": "ZFS snapshots", "summary": "SSH plus ZFS as a service suits ZFS users doing off-site backups.", "quotes": [{"id": 738473632, "item_id": 46154602, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154602", "by": "dan353hehe", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m another happy customer. I use them to backup all of my wife\u2019s work, and all of our personal files and pictures. I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups. The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer! I can connect anything I want to it to back however I like. And it just works.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up personal files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 795790609, "item_id": 49736913, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49736913", "by": "Gud", "date": "2026-09-17", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I use ZFS and do off site backups using rsync.net.", "excerpt": "I use ZFS and do off site backups using rsync.net.", "context": "", "use_case": "offsite backups", "switched_from": "", "story": "Backups Aren't Simple"}]}, {"label": "Plan pricing", "summary": "The 1TB lifetime plan is called competitive, and a cheaper experts plan exists.", "quotes": [{"id": 735716912, "item_id": 45982307, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45982307", "by": "monerozcash", "date": "2025-11-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use rsync.net with borg, but not sure about your budget. Their 1TB lifetime plan is very competitive though.", "excerpt": "This needs more information. 5TB is far from \"BIG\" when it comes to cloud backups. You can probably get away with google drive+rclone+borg/restic/whatever, but it will be rather clunky. Backblaze might be a nicer backend to use. I use rsync.net with borg, but not sure about your budget. Their 1TB lifetime plan is very competitive though.", "context": "", "use_case": "cloud backups", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What is the current state of the art in BIG (>5TB) cloud backups?"}, {"id": 764225536, "item_id": 47764096, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47764096", "by": "GCUMstlyHarmls", "date": "2026-04-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use rsync.net.", "excerpt": "I use rsync.net. You can use basically any SSH tool or rclone interface. They have a cheaper plan for \"experts\" if you want to forgo zfs snapshots,https://www.rsync.net/signup/order.html?code=experts.", "context": "", "use_case": "backups", "switched_from": "Backblaze", "story": "Backblaze has stopped backing up your data"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "Minimum order", "summary": "One commenter says the minimum order rose to 10 TiB, too much for their needs.", "quotes": [{"id": 781242083, "item_id": 48827630, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827630", "by": "Confiks", "date": "2026-07-07", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Rsync.net upped their minimum order to 10 TiB recently, which is far too much for my use case.", "excerpt": "Not a great time price-wise to be building a NAS, but I have been doing so for the last past weeks. Inside a Jonsbo N6 case, which is pretty nice with an 8x SATA backplane and drive bays (unlike the earlier Jonsbo variants). I ended up on shucking 4x the 14 TB WD Elements Desktop. They contain helium drives, the WD140EDGZ in my case, and are about 25% cheaper than 4x the 12 TB WD Red Plus drives (which are air-filled", "context": "building a ZFS NAS", "use_case": "zfs send cloud backup", "switched_from": "", "story": "How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS"}]}, {"label": "Discounted plan limits", "summary": "Cheaper Borg and experts plans give up support and free ZFS snapshots.", "quotes": [{"id": 740445152, "item_id": 46277822, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46277822", "by": "sleeper01", "date": "2025-12-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it.", "excerpt": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it. Can I use Git-annex on the same account, or do I need to switch to a standard account? 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Just recently started using Immich. Tried Photoprism too which would have also fit my need well, but somehow Immich won the coin toss ! (After many years was able to pull that one pic my wife was after from my archive !). My all those duplicates have been now b", "context": "", "use_case": "offsite backup", "switched_from": "", "story": "Saving money on Google Photos with Immich: Your own personal photo storage"}, {"id": 781242083, "item_id": 48827630, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48827630", "by": "Confiks", "date": "2026-07-07", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Rsync.net upped their minimum order to 10 TiB recently, which is far too much for my use case.", "excerpt": "Not a great time price-wise to be building a NAS, but I have been doing so for the last past weeks. Inside a Jonsbo N6 case, which is pretty nice with an 8x SATA backplane and drive bays (unlike the earlier Jonsbo variants). I ended up on shucking 4x the 14 TB WD Elements Desktop. They contain helium drives, the WD140EDGZ in my case, and are about 25% cheaper than 4x the 12 TB WD Red Plus drives (which are air-filled", "context": "building a ZFS NAS", "use_case": "zfs send cloud backup", "switched_from": "", "story": "How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS"}, {"id": 764225536, "item_id": 47764096, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47764096", "by": "GCUMstlyHarmls", "date": "2026-04-14", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use rsync.net.", "excerpt": "I use rsync.net. You can use basically any SSH tool or rclone interface. They have a cheaper plan for \"experts\" if you want to forgo zfs snapshots,https://www.rsync.net/signup/order.html?code=experts.", "context": "", "use_case": "backups", "switched_from": "Backblaze", "story": "Backblaze has stopped backing up your data"}, {"id": 740445152, "item_id": 46277822, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46277822", "by": "sleeper01", "date": "2025-12-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it.", "excerpt": "I have a discounted Borg account on Rsync.net and am very happy with it. Can I use Git-annex on the same account, or do I need to switch to a standard account? As far as I understand, discounted accounts only have no support and no free ZFS snapshots, right?", "context": "", "use_case": "Borg backups", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738473632, "item_id": 46154602, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154602", "by": "dan353hehe", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m another happy customer. I use them to backup all of my wife\u2019s work, and all of our personal files and pictures. I recommend them to everyone who asks me about backups. The utter simplicity of just having ssh and zfs as a service is killer! I can connect anything I want to it to back however I like. And it just works.", "context": "", "use_case": "backing up personal files", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738428976, "item_id": 46151811, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151811", "by": "EuAndreh", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "As free advertisement to rsync.net, I also like the service and support.", "excerpt": "As free advertisement to rsync.net, I also like the service and support. I have not deleted any of my daily borg backups for many years, covering my laptop and some servers. Borg has an equivalent `borg serve` feature as detailed in the article. I use borg mount every other week. After the initial config, you can just type: $ borg mount :: borg/ ...and browse the full archive lazily. Most of the time I'm looking at t", "context": "", "use_case": "offsite backup storage", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738428848, "item_id": 46151803, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151803", "by": "mydreams", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "We\u2019re happy customers of rsync.net and totally recommend them.", "excerpt": "We\u2019re happy customers of rsync.net and totally recommend them. We love how simple and clear everything is \u2014 no fluff, just honest, practical service. It just works: reliable, functional, and easy to use. Perfect if you want something straightforward and trustworthy. Radek (https://www.mydreams.cz)", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 738423136, "item_id": 46151446, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151446", "by": "k8sToGo", "date": "2025-12-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now.", "excerpt": "I love rsync.net. Have been using them for some time now. Though I'm quite a small fish and only use a few hundred GB on the borg plan.", "context": "small user with a few hundred GB", "use_case": "backups via borg plan", "switched_from": "", "story": "Rsync.net Technical Notes \u2013 Q4 2025"}, {"id": 735716912, "item_id": 45982307, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45982307", "by": "monerozcash", "date": "2025-11-19", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use rsync.net with borg, but not sure about your budget. Their 1TB lifetime plan is very competitive though.", "excerpt": "This needs more information. 5TB is far from \"BIG\" when it comes to cloud backups. You can probably get away with google drive+rclone+borg/restic/whatever, but it will be rather clunky. Backblaze might be a nicer backend to use. I use rsync.net with borg, but not sure about your budget. Their 1TB lifetime plan is very competitive though.", "context": "", "use_case": "cloud backups", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What is the current state of the art in BIG (>5TB) cloud backups?"}]}