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###### guide-by-example
*Last update april 2024 kopia v0.17.0*
![logo](https://i.imgur.com/A2mosM6.png)
# Content
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### Ways to use Kopia
* **cli** - Command line.<br>
You call the kopia binary passing some commands, it executes stuff, done.<br>
You execute kopia binary passing some commands, it does stuff, done.<br>
Deployment requires extra work - scripts with configs, scheduling.
* **KopiaUI** - GUI version.<br>
Kopia that comes packaged with electron for GUI to provide the feel of a standalone desktop app.<br>
Good for simple deployment where average user just wants to backup stuff.<br>
Benefits over cli is much easier setup, management and ability to connect to multiple repos once.<br>
Benefits over cli is much easier setup, management.<br>
Drawback is that it runs under one user and only when that user is logged in.
* **Kopia Server** - kopia binary runs in a server mode.<br>
Runs in the background, now with its web server answering at url: `localhost:51515`<br>
Web GUI at the url makes the management easy so it can replace KopiaUI.<br>
But the main purpose of server mode is that Kopia instance can now serve
But the intended purpose of the server mode is that Kopia instance can now serve
as a centralized repository for other machines that run their Kopia instances
and select server's url as repository where to backup.<br>
and select server's url as a repository where to backup.<br>
Deployment requires extra work similar to cli, but actual use is through web GUI.
* **Kopia in Docker** - Kopia Server running in docker<br>
* **Kopia in Docker** - Kopia Server running as a docker container<br>
Can fulfill two needs:
* A centralized Kopia repository where other machines on the network,
that also use Kopia, backup their data.
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Useful command: `kopia content stats`
* During snapshots Kopia uses local **cache**, location varies depending on the OS.
Default max size is 5GB. Cache gets swept periodically every few minutes.<br>
Useful commands are `kopia cache info` and `kopia cache clear`.
* Increase [considerably the max cache size](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/issues/3059#issuecomment-1663479603)
Useful commands are `kopia cache info` and `kopia cache clear`.<br>
Increase [considerably the max cache size](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/issues/3059#issuecomment-1663479603)
if planning to use cloud storage as the maintenance could eat into egress cost
when kopia redownloads files.
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