{"id":31043,"date":"2019-06-06T20:15:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T16:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=31043"},"modified":"2023-10-31T15:48:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:48:02","slug":"qnap-cloud-backup-best-practices-software-to-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/qnap-cloud-backup-best-practices-software-to-use\/","title":{"rendered":"QNAP Cloud Backup: Best Practices, Software to Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

A QNAP NAS is a great way to keep data safe and available. But the fact is that even if you have data redundancy built into the NAS, it\u2019s still important to perform QNAP cloud backups as well to back up your NAS data to a remote location. Not only does backing up QNAP data to the cloud help you to meet the requirements of the 3-2-1 backup rule<\/a>, but it may also be required by compliance regulations.<\/p>\n

This article explains how to perform a QNAP Amazon S3 backup. We\u2019ll walk through the steps for backing up QNAP data to S3, and also provide a checklist of items to remember when you perform QNAP backups to the cloud.<\/p>\n

QNAP NAS Cloud Backup: The Basics<\/h2>\n

It can be tempting to assume that simply having a NAS in place<\/a> eliminates the need to perform cloud backup of your NAS data. After all, a NAS is designed to be a highly reliable data storage solution, so you might think you don\u2019t need to back up your NAS data.<\/p>\n

But you do, for several reasons. One is that compliance rules may require you to keep an offsite copy of your data so that the data will remain safe if the local office where the NAS exists was destroyed. And even if compliance rules don\u2019t require cloud backups, it\u2019s simply a best practice to keep remote copies of your data.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting, too, that although QNAP NAS devices feature their backup software, backup is not a primary design goal of a NAS. Your NAS lacks advanced backup features and may be unable to back up data as quickly as you need.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why backing up your QNAP NAS to Amazon S3 is a better alternative in most cases.<\/p>\n

Why Amazon S3?<\/h3>\n

Why use S3 in particular for QNAP backup storage?<\/p>\n

The main reasons are that Amazon S3 offers relatively inexpensive, highly available storage that can scale virtually without limit. S3 also supports features such as tiered data storage (to maximize cost efficiency) and geo-redundancy (to maximize data availability). And it can connect to hundreds of other services, both within the Amazon cloud and on third-party infrastructure. This makes it very easy to access your Amazon S3 backup data in whichever way works best for you.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the benefits of Amazon S3 for backup storage here:<\/p>\n

Further reading<\/span> Amazon S3 as a Backup Storage Destination<\/a><\/p>\n

QNAP to Amazon S3 Backup Guide<\/h2>\n

Now, let\u2019s walk through the steps for backing up QNAP to Amazon S3.<\/p>\n

Set up Amazon S3 for QNAP Backup<\/h3>\n

The first major task is to get an Amazon account set up. We won\u2019t walk through those steps here, but you can refer to our article on the topic for detailed instructions:<\/p>\n

Further reading<\/span> How to Sign Up for Amazon S3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Download and Install MSP360 Backup<\/h3>\n

After your AWS account is set up, you\u2019re ready to install MSP360 Backup set up and start using it to back up your QNAP NAS to Amazon S3. Follow the steps below.<\/p>\n

First, install the latest version of MSP360 Backup from our website: MSP360 Backup for Amazon S3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then follow these steps to configure MSP360 Backup to back up to Amazon S3 or Amazon Glacier:<\/p>\n

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1<\/var>Click\u00a0Add New Account<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

2<\/var>Select Amazon S3 or Amazon Glacier<\/b>\"\"<\/p>\n

3<\/var>Specify any display name, specify Access key<\/strong> and Secret key<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Connect MSP360 Backup to Your QNAP NAS<\/h3>\n

We can now connect MSP360 Backup to your QNAP NAS (the basic steps are below, but for full details on this process, refer to our official help page:<\/p>\n

Do the following to set up local storage as a destination for your backups.<\/p>\n

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1<\/var>Launch MSP360 Backup, open the main application menu and click Add New Account<\/b>.\"\"<\/p>\n

2<\/var>Select the File System<\/b> option in the dialog that is invoked.\"\"<\/p>\n

3<\/var>This invokes the File System Account<\/b> dialog where you need to specify the display name for identifying this storage and a path to the corresponding folder or network share.\"\"<\/p>\n

4<\/var>When using a network share as a backup destination, you can specify credentials for enabling the backup service to access the network.\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That\u2019s it! You\u2019re now ready to start performing QNAP NAS backups to Amazon S3 using MSP360 Backup.<\/p>\n

Best Practices for QNAP NAS Backups<\/h2>\n

Before you start your QNAP NAS backups, keep the following best practices in mind:<\/p>\n