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

[Robert Heller]

I have a RPi 5 with a M.2 SSD (using the mini-pci interface).  It is quite 
fast.  I also have another drive (rotating rust) on a USB-SATA interface and 
it is fast enough.

At Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:49:28 +0300 "sunfish62 at yahoo.com" <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 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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