Navigate on the Client to the location of. These will need to be input on each client computer running the CrashPlan client. The configuration file is located here on Synology: cat /var/lib /crashplan/.ui_infoĬopy the Port number and Access token. In the same file as the key, the server port is defined. Since a few versions back, CrashPlan requires a key to be present at both client and server. The configuration file for the Heap setting is located here (where “volume4” is the installation updating the value, you will need to restart the CrashPlan package. You usually notice this when CrashPlan notices you of Backup outages. If the CrashPlan unexpectedly crashes when running, the Heap is most likely the culprit. Set java heap sizeĭepending on how many files you need to scan and backup, you made need to increase the Java Max Heap. The installation will prompt for which Java package to use, and I recommend using the bundled version. Select the CrashPlan package from the Community listing and click the Install button. You will need to lower your trust level settings in order to be able to install from third parties. Allow installation of packages from any publisher You can browse the website to learn more about the available packages.

TimeMachine - I run a TimeMachine service on a separate NAS and mount the folders remotely so they can be backed up by CrashPlan on this NAS.įirst you need to configure Package Center to show packages from other sources, specifically from PC LoadLetter which hosts the CrashPlan packages.

Pictures & Videos - I use PhotoSync to sync mobile photos to the NAS whenever they are in range of the home WIFI.

Dropbox - A sync is downloading all my Dropbox content and keeps it instantly synced.

I’m totalling around 3TB of data of CrashPlan data.įor a guide to install Crashplan as a Docker container, follow this link. Once it’s setup, it is very easy to backup several TB of data, even from other servers. The whole process is made easy due to the Synology packaging system however some tinkering is neccessary in order to successfully backup large amount of files and manage CrashPlan remotely.

This howto outlines the process for installing and configuring CrashPlan on a NAS and controlling it remotely from a CrashPlan Client.

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