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[–] notabot@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Have you tested your backups recently? Having them complete is one thing, having the data you need for recovery is another. Have you backed up your vm configurations and build scripts?

Go test your latest backup!

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Restore is future me's problem. Fuck that guy :D

[–] notabot@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago

Ah, that frission of excitement when you come to restore! Will it work? Does it contain that very important file? Is it up to date? How much will future you hate past you if it isn't there?