Mac backup to Linux NFS via Time Machine

mac-linux-nfs.md

Host

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nfs-kernel-server
$ sudo mkdir /mnt/nfs -p
$ sudo chown nobody:nogroup /mnt/nfs
$ sudo chmod 777 /mnt/nfs
$ sudo nano /etc/exports

• add something like /mnt/nfs 192.168.1.101(rw,sync,no_root_check,no_subtree_check)

$ sudo systemctl restart nfs-kernel-server

Client

$ sudo mkdir /private/nfs
$ sudo mount -t nfs -o resvport,rw 192.168.1.106:/mnt/nfs /private/nfs

• Create disk image using Disk Utilities, mount it.

$ sudo tmutil setdestination /Volumes/MacBackup

References

• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-nfs-mount-on-ubuntu-18-04
• https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/apple-mac-osx-nfs-mount-command-tutorial/
• https://vitux.com/install-nfs-server-and-client-on-ubuntu/

Handy Linux command to list mounts in a more friendly format df -aTh from https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-command-list-mounted-devices-in-terminal/

i wish mac could timemachine backup to a nfs share just like it can to samba.

i wish mac could timemachine backup to a nfs share just like it can to samba.

Isn't that what this gist does?

samba

Not really, this is mounting it manually (maybe you can write a script to automate the process but it's still a manual process nonetheless) whereas Mac natively supports backing up to a samba destination.

Thx! This is what i was looking for. I guess you didn't run benchmarks, but do you have a feeling if its slower/faster/same in comparison to a time machine backup via SMB?

samba

Not really, this is mounting it manually (maybe you can write a script to automate the process but it's still a manual process nonetheless) whereas Mac natively supports backing up to a samba destination.

any solutions besides scripts in 2024?