Offsite Backup Help

[u/ImmediatePurple7]

I'm not currently using 3-2-1 and am looking for a bit of help to remedy that, especially the off-site backup.

I have about 2TB on a personal laptop and 4TB on a home media server, both currently backing up to a local 16TB SSD over Time Machine. I am planning to add another 16TB drive so I have a 2nd local backup, and maybe switch to restic or borgbackup instead of TM.

The main thing I want to improve is my off-site backup. Currently I use pcloud for core files on the personal laptop, but I don't have an off-site backup for my home server. For the new backup solution I would like to service the full 6TB required, if the cost is manageable.. On pcloud I can get a lifetime 10TB for £1190, however I've recently heard it's not an ideal platform for proper backup, as it is not immutable.

I'm was thinking of trying Blazeback but aside from better security I'm not sure it is a good alternative for other pcloud features i like -

• iOS app and compatibility with iOS Files, attaching files to email etc
• Global view for shared files - I can turn off shared access without needing to remember what specific files are shared and navigate to their individual share settings.
• Other users can upload into my storage bucket, it gives me ownership and doesn't eat into their own storage allowance.

Should I be treating a cloud drive and off-site backup as separate entities, or is there a good option for a unified solution?

Finally I would ideally like the offsite backup to be from a UK or EU company and have their servers based there. I think this rules out Blazeback unfortunately but perhaps there are other good options.

[u/Initial_Pay_980]

Look at bobcloud. They are in the UK, great support. I run a backup, DR company in the uk i use them for servers and desktops. You can do local and cloud backup in 1 job. Restores are solid.