4. Backup strategy for hoster? Does nobody know how SIA works?

Backup strategy for hoster? Does nobody know how SIA works?

  • M

    Hello,

    I can not find a answer what a hoster have to backup?

    Does anybody know what a hoster have to backup?

    Only all the config files or also all real data from the renter?

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  • E

    There are 2 parts of Sia that hosts need to backup or at least have some sort of redundancy for.

    The first, and obvious one, is the Sia storage folder(s) your designated with you started hosting. I don't maintain an actual backup at the moment but mine is stored on a RAID volume so I have redundancy.

    The second is the Roaming folder. This is located in C:\Users\YOUR_USER\AppData\Roaming\Sia-UI
    AppData is a hidden folder so you will either need to type the address in or set file explorer ro show hidden files.

    I use a free automatic file synchronization tool to backup my roaming folder every 12 hours.

    I'll look through the wiki and see about adding it if the team is interested.

    I hope this helps!

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  • M

    Hello,

    Th aks for answer. Where have you read that you have to backup the datafolder? Because then the hoster need double space. Make no sense from my point of view.

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  • from many bad learning experiences I can confirm, you need to back up both the obvious data themselves AND the roaming folder. I have had it corrupting many times and loosing tonnes of contracts :-( even I had the physical data intacts they became useless since the roaming folder collapsed.
    This part of SIA, the hosting client is not stable enough to rely on it works and can regenerate automatically... YOu will find a lot of dalog on the so called JSON files in this forum

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  • E

    @micro1
    I don't remember where I originally read this. I don't think it's in the official documentation yet. They are in discussion to update their documentation. Remember, most companies would still have this software in-house under closed testing. This is public tech and you need to manage your risks with the current state. It's constantly under development and has a reasonably clear roadmap. Use at your own risk :)

    What type of drive(s) are you hosting on? Is it just extra space on your single hard drive or are you using a secondary drive?

    One thing to note, at the moment, current commercial hosting is much more expensive than just using twice the space. I would have a ton of movies that ill never get around to watching on my drives, but im making a little extra money by freeing up some space.

    I know it's not ideal, but I would say it's still worth it if you're not using the space for anyhting important.

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  • M

    I am hosting 5 TB.

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