Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#1

Post by koren » Sat, Jun 04, 2011, 3:45 PM UTC

I'm interested to know how people back up their code/designs. I've been using Dropbox mainly, adding the current date to the folder name (probably not the best way to do it but it works). But whenever I change something in one or a few files I have to back up the entire project directory again or replace the older file. Plus many times I actually forget what I worked on in each copy.

Do you guys know any good tools to back up stuff online where you can iterate/collaborate with others?

Re: Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#2

Post by brewin » Sat, Jun 04, 2011, 4:00 PM UTC

You should use a version control system, such as Git.

http://learn.github.com/p/intro.html

Re: Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#3

Post by koren » Sat, Jun 04, 2011, 4:14 PM UTC

brewin wrote: post #2

You should use a version control system, such as Git. http://learn.github.com/p/intro.html

I'm using git for code, but it's not an online solution nor a back-up system.

Re: Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#4

Post by bergie » Sat, Jun 04, 2011, 4:42 PM UTC

koren wrote: post #3

brewin wrote: post #2

You should use a version control system, such as Git. http://learn.github.com/p/intro.html

I'm using git for code, but it's not an online solution nor a back-up system.

You can buy a private account from GitHub and push your git repository there.

Re: Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#5

Post by ludwig » Sat, Jun 04, 2011, 4:49 PM UTC

You could try Linus Torvald's method :)

http://groups.google.com/group/linux.dev.kernel/msg/76ae734d...

Re: Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#6

Post by jparicka » Sat, Jun 04, 2011, 9:19 PM UTC

redmine + svn maybe?

Re: Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#7

Post by koren » Sat, Jun 04, 2011, 9:24 PM UTC

jparicka wrote: post #6

redmine + svn maybe?

Really no easier way to accomplish this pretty trivial task?

Re: Ask HN: How do you back up your projects online?

#8

Post by eugenijusr » Sun, Jun 05, 2011, 3:09 AM UTC

koren wrote: post #3

brewin wrote: post #2

You should use a version control system, such as Git. http://learn.github.com/p/intro.html

I'm using git for code, but it's not an online solution nor a back-up system.

Setup a bare git repository in your DropBox folder and clone from it into your development folder. The DropBox folder will act as your "remote" origin. Now you can push and pull changes to it. It will physically get backed up when DropBox notices file changes.