<b>Daily snapshot backups in 6 lines, no tools</b>

<b>Daily snapshot backups in 6 lines, no tools</b>

Forget paid backup add-ons. rsync with <code>--link-dest</code> gives you hardlinked snapshots: every day looks like a full copy, but unchanged files cost zero extra disk.

— <code>rsync -a --link-dest=/bak/prev /var/www /bak/$(date +%F)</code>
— rotate: keep 7, <code>rm -rf</code> the oldest

30 days of daily 'full' backups of a 2GB site can fit in ~3GB because only the deltas are real. Push to a $1.50 storage box. Cheapest insurance you'll ever buy. Try it tonight.