Backup over the Internet to my new time capsule

Apple says specifically don't do it.

See BTMM and iCloud instructions.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3486

And I quote.

Can Time Machine remotely back up or restore data from AirPort Time Capsule or its attached hard drive via Back to My Mac?

Backing up or restoring Time Machine backups remotely (that is, via Back to My Mac and the Internet instead of your local network) is not recommended. If you want to back up or restore with Time Machine and AirPort Time Capsule, you should do so while directly connected to your AirPort Time Capsule's local network.

I think Apple have good reason to recommend you don't do it.. eg.. you can easily corrupt the entire backup. So instead of having an up to date backup you will have none.

Use a 2.5" portable drive when travelling. When you get home.. backup to the TC as usual.

hello thanks LaPastenague,

its probably good advice not to try to restore over the net as you advise.

i have tried to locate the specific Knowledge base document you quote above but i can not find it.

can you pls supply the link to it?

thanks

They edited the article and removed the section about remote backup.. make of it what you will.

The document was updated. Last Modified: Mar 26, 2014

So perhaps apple is now suggesting you can backup over internet.. or you will find they have removed the ability from latest version of TM so it cannot be done, making the question moot.

hi LaPastenague

thanks

My company is going to setup a lab environment to test this feature (Time Machine on the Cloud), using OSX Server, Time Machine, Profile Manager (to manage company mobile mac book pro) and Apple Script (for mobile devices outside company's ownership as well).

If interested in investigating this lab environment and help us setting it up, contact me.

To establish a first contact, please use my email address.

Bye

EDIT: email address to use = info AT adaconsulting.net, please include the following Subject: "Apple Network Time Machine Project"

We've got a lot of Macs to back up at our office, and wrote up a secure way of backing them up over the internet (to a cloud server rather than a Time Capsule). We use netatalk and a plain-ish VPN configuration, so I believe it works on Lion or above. You do need a fast (say 10Mbps) connection to take that first backup, but I was fairly impressed that it worked at all, and it's working fine with only 1Mbps at home 🙂

https://www.bytemark.co.uk/docs/example-setups/time-machine-linux/

If the connection breaks half way through a backup.. you do realise it can corrupt the backup.

What is possible is not necessarily a great idea. It is also an issue that verifying a backup will take ages if several backups are missed. Verify and the way TM checks where it is at with backups over slow connection can take forever.

I would simply recommend using an rsync based backup software like Carbon Copy Cloner or Chonosync. These will work a lot better over VPN to cloud based target.