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Monitoring BorgBackup and Restic with Prometheus: Catching Silent Failures and Overdue Backups

By IT From Zero October 30, 2026

Set up BorgBackup and Restic monitoring with Prometheus via the Node Exporter Textfile Collector. Track exit codes and configure smart 27-hour overdue alerts.

Centos

Configuring BorgBackup on CentOS Stream 9: Automating Backups with ZSTD, Encryption, and Deduplication

By IT From Zero October 29, 2026

A hands-on case study on replacing rsync with BorgBackup on CentOS Stream 9: reducing NAS storage by over 80% and cutting backup times from 3+ hours to 8 minutes with deduplication and ZSTD compression.

Fedora

How to Install and Configure BorgBackup on Fedora Server: Automating Data Backups over SSH

By IT From Zero October 20, 2026

A comprehensive guide to setting up BorgBackup on Fedora Server. Leverage deduplication to save 80% disk space, secure backups with AES encryption, and automate via Systemd timers.

Security

Ransomware Defense on Linux Servers: Proactive Protection, Early Detection, and Data Recovery

By IT From Zero June 17, 2026

A practical guide to Linux server ransomware defense using a defense-in-depth model: SSH hardening, abnormal encryption detection scripts, offline backups with BorgBackup, and an incident response plan for when things go wrong. Aimed at sysadmins and DevOps teams managing production servers.

Ubuntu

BorgBackup on Ubuntu: ‘Super-Compressed’ Backup Solution and Secure Encryption for Sysadmins

By IT From Zero May 12, 2026

Guide to installing BorgBackup on Ubuntu. A smart backup solution that saves 90% storage space through Deduplication and provides absolute security with AES-256 encryption.