Practical backup guides
Help for your first backup.
Practical preparation for privacy-focused UK storage. Start small, keep your keys safe and test a restore.
Choose a guide
Getting started
Choose what to protect, plan your Arca and prove recovery.
Read guide →Synology NAS
Prepare Hyper Backup, encryption and a restore test.
Read guide →rclone
Prepare encrypted copies with an S3 remote and crypt.
Read guide →rsync
Stage files locally and understand the limits of direct access.
Read guide →What you can do now
Choose your source files, make a local backup and store recovery keys safely. You can practise local rsync staging today. Arca connections and cloud restore trials must wait for customer access and compatibility testing.
The planned 10GB free tier is a starting concept, not an available offer. Account creation, Arca management and service-side features still require backend implementation. Check launch status for the current position.