Testing a target and the cloud budget

Two things on the Storage targets cards on the Backups tab: a way to check that an offsite copy can be reached, and a way to keep an eye on what the cloud copy costs.

Test connection

Each card has Test connection. It asks the backup services to reach that target and open it with its passphrase, and changes nothing. Use it whenever you have set up or changed a target.

1. After editing .env, run docker compose up -d first: the test uses the settings the services are running with, not the ones in the file.

2. Choose Test connection. The card says Testing the connection….

3. The answer usually comes within a minute, because the services look for work once a minute. If a backup is running, the test waits for it to finish.

The cloud card holds two copies, the database and the dumps with attachments, so it gives an answer for each.

The cloud budget

Cloud storage has no free space to measure, so on its own the cloud card shows only how much is stored. Set OFFSITE_CLOUD_BUDGET_GB in .env to the amount you mean to pay for, such as 100, and the card’s chart also shows what is left of it, and says when it has been passed.

It is a number to watch, not a limit: nothing is refused or removed for going over.