Mastering Modern Storage and Backup: ZFS, TrueNas, Borgbackup & Restic in Practice: A complete Hands-On Guide to Modern Storage, Backup and Data Prote

By Rowan Keyston

Data protection is mission-critical. Whether you manage a HomeLab, support an SMB, or design enterprise systems, Mastering Modern Storage and Backup gives you the tools to build reliable, scalable storage and trustworthy backups.

This practical, project-focused guide covers the full modern stack: ZFS and its integrity-first architecture, deploying and managing TrueNAS, designing distributed Ceph clusters, and creating secure, deduplicated, encrypted backups with BorgBackup and Restic. You get real commands, configuration checklists, tuning advice, monitoring strategies, disaster-recovery workflows, and seven hands-on projects that guide you from planning to production.

Inside you'll learn:
- ZFS internals: copy-on-write, checksums, zpools, VDEVs, ZVOLs, snapshots, and clones.
- TrueNAS setup and sharing with SMB, NFS, iSCSI, plugins, and containers.
- Ceph architecture: CRUSH maps, OSD/MON/MDS roles, and cluster scaling.
- BorgBackup and Restic: encryption, deduplication, automation, pruning, and retention.
- Security and DR: encryption best practices, RBAC/ACLs, immutable backups, and recovery validation.
- Practical projects, hardware guidance, command references, and a full troubleshooting appendix.

Who it's for:
System administrators, HomeLab builders, DevOps engineers, IT managers, and power users who want clear, actionable storage and backup guidance without fluff.

What you'll gain:
Blueprints, commands, best practices, and recovery strategies that reduce downtime, lower costs, and make your data resilient.

Build storage you trust. Create backups that never fail. Start Mastering Modern Storage and Backup today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G3WQ96PB
• ISBN13: 9798275921595
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"