PBS Backup a MacBook?

[vikozo]

hello
is there a option to do a macBook Backup to PBS (TimeMaschine)?
have a nice day
vinc

 

[fabian]

there is no mac client yet..

 

[JSEHV]

there is no mac client yet..

Does this mean it is in the works or will be in the works?
A Mac client will be really appreciated by a lot of people.

 

[tom]

Does this mean it is in the works or will be in the works?

No that I know.

A Mac client will be really appreciated by a lot of people.

Really? So far I see just a few requests. I doubt that a commandline open source backup tool for OSX will get a huge userbase.

 

[flames]

Oh, most users are just quiet and waiting patiently. I would add my "+1" on Mac and Windows clients then

 

[fabian]

a Mac/Windows port is a lot more work than just "recompiling" for that platform - those OS use different APIs for file access and attributes, locking, .., and use different file systems by default. given that we still have a lot of other plans for PBS as well, it's not super high on the TODO list (the cost/benefit ratio isn't there yet).

 

[j.io]

Understood - but I would also like to vote for a Mac client. Command-line based is perfectly fine, everyone hating the command-line will use other tools than PVE and PBS I guess.

 

[nojstevens]

+1 for macos client

 

[suriv]

Sounds nice and I also would like to see such feature.

 

[Tmanok]

I once thought that this was silly, but I've since come to realize that a MacOS client would benefit multiple clients of mine. Currently they use Time Machine (old and imperfect), or Duplicati (unstable and slow). If a MacOS client were made, even if it was CLI and shipped with homebrew (GitHub), I think a lot of people would grab ahold of it.

Windows has a lot of bloaty/hacky free software to choose from or a load of paid solutions, at this point they can suffer for being Windows users lol.

Tmanok

 

[oschterhas]

Mac users tend to look for non-Windows solutions like pve. If you're a sysadmin trying to build a simple IT environment around Macs, it would be great to have virtualization and backup from one source. That's why I think a pbs client for Mac would be perfect.

 

[Jason_Cheng]

Agree, it would be very practical and easy to extend the application area of Proxmox BS if there is macOS Client.

 

[jeanlau]

+1 for the Mac client, install with command line isn't an issue as Proxmox admins are already used to it

 

[ryudoawaru]

+1 for the Mac client

 

[Tmanok]

a Mac/Windows port is a lot more work than just "recompiling" for that platform - those OS use different APIs for file access and attributes, locking, .., and use different file systems by default. given that we still have a lot of other plans for PBS as well, it's not super high on the TODO list (the cost/benefit ratio isn't there yet).

On the topic of file systems, with APFS, snapshots are a native feature in the file system, so the solution might be made a lot easier. Additionally, Timemachine has been designed to make use of these snapshots so perhaps it could be leveraged with the MacOS client? Might be a good idea to restrict PBS Client to versions of MacOS only using APFS for that reason as the older HFS+ does not have those snapshot capabilities to the best of my knowledge. Another thought, as Timemachine might be a bit restrictive, you may find that it is too limited for your purposes.

https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2...e-system-snapshots-for-startup-drive-backups/
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/81171

Cheers,


Tmanok

 

[JSEHV]

+1 vote for the Mac client

 

[Zappy]

+1 for the Mac client

 

[Robstarusa]

I don't use mac but my wife does. Would love to see a mac client

 

[webbug]

+1 for the mac client

 

[stuartbh]

+1 for the mac client