[GNC] Recommendations for hosting gnucash file - Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Local server?

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Can't resist noting that using a Raspberry Pi in this way can be very slow. Using USB for file transfer and storage is a bottleneck that loses its luster after a time. 

⁣David T. ​

On Sep 10, 2024, 2:31 AM, at 2:31 AM, Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net> wrote:
>Raspberry PI can handle USB drives no problem -- get an externally
>powered one, possibly hardware raid type one . You can load up NTFS
>package for it and share it out as CIFS which would be equivalent of a
>NAS box.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis at gmail.com> 
>Sent: Monday, September 09, 2024 4:09 PM
>To: Kalpesh Patel <kalpesh.patel at usa.net>; gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>Subject: Re: [GNC] Recommendations for hosting gnucash file - Google
>Drive, Microsoft 365, Local server?
>
>I'll need to take a closer look at CryptSync. I did go and install
>syncthing and am synchronizing GnuCash files for my family, my mom (I'm
>her Power of Attorney) and an eBay side hustle. Three sets of books. 
>Three completely different sets of banks/credit cards/debit cards, ...
>
>I yoinked my GnuCash files off Google drive and Microsoft OneDrive.
>
>Next up is a backup solution. I back up my Ubuntu desktop to USB and my
>Win11 laptop to OneDrive. I have a Raspberry PI 3B in a little
>enclosure setting unused. I have a tablet style display for it, and a
>USB drive to connect to it. I need to fire it up and see if it can
>power a traditional USB drive. I also have an SSD drive, but don't
>really trust that for long term use as a backup. Alternatively, I could
>just buy a NAS.
>
>I want to get away from Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive for
>sensitive files.
>
>On 9/8/24 09:46, Kalpesh Patel wrote:
>> If you are paranoid about cloud provider snooping into your files and
>folders when storing data in the cloud, please look into excellent open
>source tool called CryptSync
>(https://tools.stefankueng.com/CryptSync.html) which I have mentioned
>it in the past.  It works as advertised so far. I do not rely on
>anyone's word once that data leaves my control as they can change their
>prerogative at their whims. I've been in IT world far too long to know
>this for sure, sadly!
>>
>> (snip)
>
>
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