If you are running a UniFi UNAS Pro as your primary NAS, you have probably noticed that native cloud backup options are limited — and Azure Blob Storage is not supported out of the box. If you have used a Synology before, you may have relied on HyperBackup for offsite backups. On the UNAS Pro, we need to take a different approach. In this post we will walk through how to set up rclone in a Proxmox LXC container to automatically back up your UNAS Pro to Azure Blob Storage, with client-side encryption so your data is protected before it ever leaves your network. Why rclone? rclone is an open-source tool that supports dozens of cloud storage providers including Azure Blob Storage. What makes it a good fit for this use case: Client-side encryption — data is encrypted on your end before it is uploaded. Azure only ever sees encrypted blobs. Incremental sync — only new or changed files are transferred after the initial backup. SFTP support — rclone connects to your UNAS Pro ove...
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