How much storage VPS do you actually need?
Size a storage VPS from your own data: photo library, Nextcloud share and a restic repository whose size follows retention, plus the euro per terabyte math.
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Storage VPS or a managed storage box?
A managed storage box sells terabytes with no shell. A storage VPS sells root. Where the capability line falls, and what 19 % VAT does to the price.
Use a VPS as your off-site backup target
Provider snapshots can be off site but share your account. Put backups on a VPS you control with Proxmox Backup Server or restic, and price retention first.
Back up and restore Immich on a VPS
What an Immich backup must contain, why a live copy of the Postgres data directory is not a backup, and the restore mistake that leaves a timeline empty.
Back up to two restic repositories
Add a second restic repository without doubling your risk: separate init and password, back up twice or use restic copy, split timers, tested restores.
Restic vs BorgBackup: which one to run
Restic reaches S3 and object storage on its own. Borg wants its binary on the far end and pays that back with speed over SSH. How to pick, with commands.
Restic backups: get your VPS data off the box
Restic sends encrypted, deduplicated backups from your VPS to another server or object storage, on a nightly timer, with a restore drill that proves it.