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Do housekeeping: | Do housekeeping: | ||
sudo mkdir /green/timemachine | sudo mkdir /green/timemachine | ||
sudo chown | sudo chown docker:docker /green/timemachine | ||
Start image | Start image | ||
docker run -d -- | docker run -d --dns=192.168.123.2 --net=host --name=timemachine -v /green/timemachine:/timemachine odarriba/timemachine:latest | ||
As with other dockers on Bellman, I use systemctl to start and stop the docker so I create the container then stop it | |||
and then restart it with "systemctl start docker-timemachine". | |||
Create user(s) -- psst Brian look in /lib/systemd/system/docker-timemachine for details | |||
Now you should be able to open TimeMachine settings on your Mac(s), select your Linux server and enter credentials, | Now you should be able to open TimeMachine settings on your Mac(s), select your Linux server and enter credentials, | ||
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the TimeMachine share. | the TimeMachine share. | ||
To connect do Cmd-K and type in the URI for example afp:// | To connect do Cmd-K and type in the URI for example afp://bellman/plover where bellman is the host and plover is the volume used | ||
in the add-account command | in the add-account command | ||
Explanation: | Explanation: | ||
I mount | I mount an 8TB drive formatted with btrfs as a single filesystem at /green. | ||
I put the local log file is in /var/log/timemachine. | I put the local log file is in /var/log/timemachine. | ||
You have to use --net=host so that this docker can use avahi discovery; otherwise your Macs will not be able to find it in Timemachine. | You have to use --net=host so that this docker can use avahi discovery; otherwise your Macs will not be able to find it in Timemachine. | ||
Revision as of 04:11, 23 March 2018
Setting up Time Machine to do OS/X backups. You can do backups to a directly connected storage device such as a USB hard drive, or you can use a Netatalk device. Apple wants you to buy an "Airport" or some such. OS/X can't use Samba with Time Machine.
Update 2017, it's Docker time!
I am now using docker image now that has netatalk in it. It's on Bellman now. Eventually I will need to upgrade /green on Bellman to more than 2TB.
I tried to put it on Murre and failed because of Windows+Docker network issues.
Linux
Do housekeeping:
sudo mkdir /green/timemachine sudo chown docker:docker /green/timemachine
Start image
docker run -d --dns=192.168.123.2 --net=host --name=timemachine -v /green/timemachine:/timemachine odarriba/timemachine:latest
As with other dockers on Bellman, I use systemctl to start and stop the docker so I create the container then stop it and then restart it with "systemctl start docker-timemachine".
Create user(s) -- psst Brian look in /lib/systemd/system/docker-timemachine for details
Now you should be able to open TimeMachine settings on your Mac(s), select your Linux server and enter credentials, user "timemachine" and password "mysecretgoeshere" (or whatever you chose above) and you should be able select and start using the TimeMachine share.
To connect do Cmd-K and type in the URI for example afp://bellman/plover where bellman is the host and plover is the volume used in the add-account command
Explanation: I mount an 8TB drive formatted with btrfs as a single filesystem at /green. I put the local log file is in /var/log/timemachine. You have to use --net=host so that this docker can use avahi discovery; otherwise your Macs will not be able to find it in Timemachine. I set my own password to override the default "timemachine".
Once it's running you should be able to see the log files showing it's working, look in /var/log/timemachine.
cd /var/log/timemachine
cat netatalk.log
Apr 26 16:43:33.613717 netatalk[11] {afp_avahi.c:80} (info:AFPDaemon): Registering volume 'TimeMachine' with UUID: '0795EE37-6397-9B09-00DE-5EB14448BE4D' for TimeMachine
Apr 26 16:43:33.613763 netatalk[11] {afp_avahi.c:94} (info:AFPDaemon): hostname: laysan
Apr 26 16:43:33.613786 netatalk[11] {afp_avahi.c:106} (info:AFPDaemon): Registering server 'laysan' with Bonjour
Since this Docker is built on Debian Jessie you can poke around in it by starting a shell if things don't look right,
docker exec -it timemachine /bin/bash
Update 2016
I used Tern for Timemachine backups for a few months. Go look at the page if you want details.
Update 2014
I built and used Netatalk 3 on Debian 6 but it turns out netatalk 2.2 works (in Debian 7). Since it is available in Debian 7 (aka Wheezy) you should upgrade your server and ignore the rest of this page!
Follow the instructions on this page instead: http://bullcreekstudio.com/uncategorized/debian-wheezy-mavericks-time-machine-server/
The outdated way
Build
Download source from http://sourceforge.net/projects/netatalk and build netatalk. Currently I am using 3.1.0
# install build prerequisites sudo apt-get install build-essential libdb-dev # download and unpack tar ball # cd into source folder ./configure make sudo make install
Configure
Change the volumes to use extended attributes by editing /etc/fstab and add user_xattr to the options
This is my current afp.conf file
I used to start netatalk at boot by putting it in /etc/rc.local but then I installed the standard 2.2 package and removed it, and it left behind nice startup and config scripts that I recycled
apt-get install netatalk apt-get remove netatalk
Edit /etc/init.d/netatalk Edit /etc/default/netatalk
bwilson@bellman:~$ cd /usr/local/etc bwilson@bellman:/usr/local/etc$ cat afp.conf ; ; Netatalk 3.x configuration file ; manual: http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.0/htmldocs/ [Global] log level = default:error uam list = uams_guest.so uams_dhx.so hosts allow = 192.168.123.108 192.168.123.109 vol preset = all_volumes guest account = timemachine [all_volumes] file perm = 0664 directory perm = 0775 cnid scheme = dbd valid users = julie bwilson ; [Homes] ; basedir regex = /home [TimeMachine] path = /green/timemachine time machine = yes valid users = timemachine
