pCloud for Koha backup

pCloud is a cloud storage service that offers a secure and convenient way to store, share, and access your files from anywhere. It works like Dropbox cloud storage. Dropbox gives only 2 GB of free storage only. pCloud provides a variety of pricing plans, starting with a free plan that gives you 10 GB of storage. Koha users can make use pCloud for backup storage. Schedule the backup and point to the PCloud storage is very convenient.

Installation of PCloud drive in Debian/Ubuntu.

Here are the steps on how to install PCloud software in Ubuntu:

1. Go to the pCloud website, and create an account.

2. Download the pCloud AppImage file for Linux.

3. Save the file to your computer.

4. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you saved the file.

5. Run the following command to give the file executable permissions:

sudo chmod +x pcloud

Either double-click on the PCloud icon or run the following command to start the pCloud AppImage:

./pcloud

6. The pCloud login window will appear. Enter your pCloud email address and password, and click Log in.

A folder named pCloudDrive will be created in your home directory. This is your pCloud virtual drive. You can now start storing and accessing your files in pCloud.

To schedule Koha backup to pCloud please visit the following link,

http://kohageek.blogspot.com/2021/08/backup-with-auto-delete-old-files.html

The blog post gives the details of schedule backup in Dropbox cloud storage. The same steps can follow to schedule Koha backup to pCloud.