Nucleus: Is there a Backup app installed?

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Is there a Backup app installed?

Don’t want to loose everything when it crashes…

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Note that the Roon Backup is for the Roon database only - it does not cover any locally stored albums and their track files. If you have these, you should back them up using a third-party backup application.

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Such as Carbon Copy Cloner on macOS.

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Exactly that was my concern my own music stored on the local drive. Is there a backup script / application installed on the Nucleus? Is it easy to install one myself?

Asking these questions wether I should buy the Nucleus or a Mac mini M4…

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No, any file backup solution must reside on a general purpose computer (typically this would be Mac or Windows machines but could be NAS).

I think it’s best to have the Master copy of the files on such a device and then to sync those over to the Nucleus’ storage.

Also ripping CD first and checking / editing metadata first and the only once the disc / disc set is complete copy them over to the Nucleus.

Taken this approach provides a degree of protection from drive failure and improves the ingestion of files sets into Roon as they are transferred promptly without delay between tracks of ripping directly to the Nucleus.

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My Synology NAS makes a backup of the Nucleus every night using the “Active Backup for Business” app. That’s a free Synology app from their App Store.

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Thanks for the reply.

I will go with the Mac Mini approach. Store the data locally with daily backup to an external drive using SuperDuper or Time Machine.
Since I have ample of space on iCloud I might store a copy in the cloud as well.

Since I am building a new home network with Ubiquity and everything will be 2.5Gbe or faster I will add the 10GB ethernet option to the Mini.

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I have one of these plugged into the back of my Nucleus. Is it backing up my local files?

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Hi @NipperDog,

That’s just an external USB SSD, by itself it does nothing … it’s just a storage option.

To be able to comment further more information is required…

  • Where are your “local [audio] files”?
  • Where do you want your music files to be stored?
  • Where do you want your music files to be backed up to?

Also for completeness…

  • Where are Roon database backups be store to?
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Use both Super Duper (or CCC) and Time Machine.
Also enable the automatic library backups(s) in Roon.

What Ubi router will you get?

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Dream machine special edition
Pro Max 24 Poe
All WiFi AP’s will be 7
All stationary devices are hard wired cat6 shielded.
Patch panel + rack grounded.

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I have the Dream Machine Pro Max but thinking of replacing it with the Enterprise Fortress Gateway.

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