A server running, for example, Nextcloud and Immich on a single unencrypted locally mounted drive presents two problems: no redundancy and no encryption. Moving bulk storage to Hetzner StorageBox addresses both issues. This post examines how to do this and the technical tradeoffs of that migration. Starting Configuration The existing example server runs Ubuntu 24.04 […]
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Tuning CIFS Mounts for Hetzner Storage Box Performance
Hetzner Storage Box provides CIFS/SMB network storage with cross-datacenter access. Default mount options often result in poor throughput, particularly when accessing storage across geographic distance. A Storage Box in Finland accessed from a server in Germany encounters higher latency than local storage. CIFS mount parameters can be tuned based on the connection characteristics to improve […]
Encrypted Offsite Backups: Hetzner Storage Box with Gocryptfs
Hetzner Storage Boxes provide low-cost offsite backup storage with native snapshot capabilities. This guide covers mounting a Storage Box via CIFS, layering client-side encryption with Gocryptfs, making the encrypted mount persist correctly at boot, and integrating automated rsync pipelines with weekly retention logic backed by Hetzner’s snapshot system. Prerequisites The following items are required: NOTE: […]