E-Books →Mastering Open-Source Storage and Backup

Whether you're a system administrator, DevOps engineer, IT student, or home-lab builder, this book demystifies enterprise-grade storage and backup concepts through clear explanations, real-world examples, and step-by-step workflows. You'll learn how to plan, implement, and optimize data infrastructures that ensure integrity, redundancy, and performance - all without expensive proprietary software.
Inside, you'll discover how to:
* Understand core storage principles: block, file, and object storage.
* Build and configure ZFS pools with snapshots, RAID-Z, and compression for data reliability.
* Deploy TrueNAS CORE and SCALE for network-attached storage, virtualization, and cloud-ready scalability.
* Set up Ceph clusters for distributed, fault-tolerant storage across multiple nodes.
* Automate secure backups with BorgBackup and Restic, using deduplication, encryption, and incremental strategies.
* Design hybrid architectures that combine local, remote, and cloud backups.
* Implement best practices for reliability, scalability, and security across all layers.
* Plan disaster-recovery workflows and data-integrity checks for real-world resilience.
Each chapter blends theory and practical implementation, with structured breakdowns, checklists, and text-based workflows that make even complex concepts approachable. From home NAS setups to enterprise-scale distributed storage, this guide equips you with the knowledge to take full control of your data - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
If you've ever wanted to move beyond plug-and-play solutions and truly understand how reliable storage works under the hood, this is the definitive guide you've been waiting for.
Perfect For:
System administrators
* DevOps engineers
* IT professionals
* Data managers
* Computer science students
* Home-lab enthusiasts
* Small business IT teams