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I have a 2 x 8TB in RAID1 NAS at a family members house and I also have an OVH dedicated server with 2 x 480GB in RAID1 and 2 x 8TB in RAID1. I use rclone for my backups and keep deleted files for 30 days on the NAS and 120 days on the OVH dedicated server. Both the NAS and server connect back to my home network using WireGuard.
The OVH dedicated server also runs numerous virtual machines that host websites as well as backups of my netbox and mediawiki instance I run at home(they sync nightly).
If you ever get raided by the Feds they'll probably raid your friends and family's houses too so it is generally advisable to avoid using friends and family for offsite storage.
What is the alternative?
First they'd need a reason which they won't find or have.
Secondly in my 20+ years working in IT and using the internet I've never once heard that statement about it being "generally advisable to avoid using friends and family for offsite storage". Needed a good laugh. Thanks.
How much do you pay for that OVH server?
I got it when they had a deal about a month ago so it's only $65.09/month (Canadian) on a 12 month commitment.
I feel it's just the right price given the specs. Xeon-E 2274G, 32GB RAM, 2 x 480GB SSD, 2 X 8TB HDD, and unmetered 500/500 connection.
I've currently got 6 VMs on it and the Load Average is 0.38, 0.36, 0.36 and the CPU stays under 20%. I have plans to add 3 or 4 more. The VMs are mostly for family members websites/blogs, super low traffic.
Cool, that's a beefy machine. Way more expensive than I would be comfortable with but you do get lots of power.