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Synology Hyper Backup

Synology DSM ships with Hyper Backup, which supports any S3-compatible target as a backup destination.

Configure Hyper Backup

  1. Open Hyper Backup on your Synology.
  2. + → Data backup task.
  3. Pick S3 Storage as the destination.
  4. Configure:
FieldValue
S3 ServerCustom Server URL
Server addresss3.filebase.io
Signature versionv4
Regionauto
Bucket nameYour Filebase bucket
Directory(an optional prefix)
Access KeyYour Filebase access key
Secret KeyYour Filebase secret key
  1. Choose folders and apps to back up.
  2. Configure Backup rotation — Hyper Backup uses Smart Recycle by default, which retains hourly/daily/weekly/monthly versions automatically.
  3. Set client-side encryption with a strong passphrase.
  4. Run the first backup.

Restore

Open Hyper Backup on the same Synology (or a new one) → Restore → connect to the Filebase backup → pick a snapshot and the files/folders to restore.

Cloud Sync as an alternative

If you want continuous sync rather than scheduled backups, Cloud Sync is the right tool:

  1. Open Cloud Sync on Synology.
  2. + → S3 Storage.
  3. Same connection settings as above.
  4. Pick a local folder and a Filebase prefix to keep in sync.

Cloud Sync is one-way (or two-way) sync; Hyper Backup keeps versioned snapshots. Choose based on whether you want point-in-time restore.

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