🔄 EasyData Proxmox Backup Strategy
Comprehensive Open-Source Backup Solution for Distributed Infrastructure
Dutch Professional Datacenter
🔥 Critical Customer Environments
📊 Production Data Science Workloads
EasyData Netherlands Office
🧪 Development & Testing
🔧 Internal Tools & Staging
📅 Automated Backup Schedule
Daily Backups
Customer environments: 2 AM CET
Retention: 7 days local, 30 days remote
Technology: Proxmox Backup Server
Weekly Backups
All environments: Sunday 1 AM CET
Retention: 12 weeks
Technology: Full VM snapshots
Offline: Critical systems to physical safe
Monthly Archives
Critical data: 1st of month
Retention: 12 months
Storage: Cold storage + cloud
🛠️ Open Source Technology Stack
Proxmox Backup Server
Primary backup solution with deduplication
Proxmox VE
Native backup integration
Grafana + Prometheus
Backup monitoring & alerting
Encryption at Rest
AES-256 encryption for all backups
Restic + Rclone
Cloud backup integration
Physical Safe Storage
Air-gapped offline backup protection
✨ Business Benefits
🛡️ Data Protection
3-2-1 backup strategy ensures maximum data protection with multiple recovery points
⚡ Fast Recovery
Local backups enable sub-hour recovery times for critical customer environments
🌍 Geographic Distribution
Offsite replication protects against datacenter-level disasters
📈 Scalable Architecture
Open-source solution grows with your business without vendor lock-in
💰 Cost Optimization
Estimated cost reduction vs. proprietary solutions
No licensing fees • Reduced vendor dependency • Flexible scaling
📊 Monitor Details
Integration resources for PRTG and Zabbix monitoring systems:
🔵 Zabbix Integration
https://github.com/nikosch86/zabbix-proxmox-backup-server
Complete PBS monitoring with backup job status, datastore usage, and alerts
https://github.com/ismvru/zbx-tmplt-pbs
Basic PBS monitoring template for system info and backup status
https://www.zabbix.com/integrations/proxmox
Native HTTP-based templates for Proxmox VE host monitoring
🟡 PRTG Integration
https://github.com/in-famous-raccoon/proxmox-snmp
SNMP monitoring scripts specifically designed for Proxmox with PRTG
https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/monitoring_virtual_environments
Official PRTG documentation for monitoring virtualized environments
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/help-how-to-monitor-proxmox-ve-server-using-prtg.11879/
Community guide for SNMP configuration and PRTG integration
💡 Implementation Recommendation
For EasyData: Zabbix templates provide more comprehensive PBS-specific monitoring capabilities, while PRTG integration works well for general Proxmox host monitoring via SNMP. Both can send backup failure alerts to your existing notification systems.