Created Monday 06 May 2024
Sanoid Syncoid
REF: https://github.com/jimsalterjrs/sanoid
This is great but snapshot format can't be changed
ZnapZend
REF: https://github.com/oetiker/znapzend/tree/master
REF: https://www.znapzend.org/
Sounds promising but does not have a config file instead it saves config in the volume itself. This has advantages and disadvantages.
The snapshot format is configurable and the snapshot can be renamed and it will still retain the configuration and snap history.
List of alternatives
REF: https://anarc.at/software/zfs/
Suite Open Source CV4 - opensource proxmox tools
This is a suit of opensource tools that I stumbled on to by an Italian mob. Of interest is a tool to schedule automatic snapshots.
REF: https://corsinvest.it/suite-cv4-pve-opensource-proxmox-ve-ceph/