ghettoVCB vs Veeam and Other ESXi Backup Tools
If you are choosing a backup tool for ESXi, ghettoVCB will appear next to commercial products like Veeam, built-in VMware […]
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ghettoVCB Not Working? Common Errors and Fixes
ghettoVCB usually works on the first try, but when it does not, the failure can feel confusing, because the cause […]
ghettoVCB with NFS Storage: Back Up VMs to a NAS
Backing up to a NAS over NFS is one of the most common ghettoVCB setups, and one of the easiest […]
ghettoVCB Backup Rotation, Compression, and Disk Formats Explained
Every ghettoVCB backup is a full copy of a virtual machine’s disks. That fact shapes everything about storage planning. There […]
How to Restore a VM from a ghettoVCB Backup
A backup you have never restored is a promise, not a protection. Sooner or later you will need to keep […]
How to Schedule ghettoVCB Backups with Cron on ESXi
A backup that depends on you remembering to run it will fail on the week you are busiest, which is […]
ghettoVCB Configuration Explained: ghettoVCB.conf Settings
The ghettoVCB configuration file is where a backup stops being a one-off command and becomes a policy. The file is […]
How to Back Up a VM with ghettoVCB: Your First Backup
Your first ghettoVCB backup should be small, slow, and boring. One virtual machine, one destination, and your full attention on […]
How to Download and Install ghettoVCB on ESXi
Installing ghettoVCB is refreshingly short compared with most backup software. There is no backup server to build, no database to […]
What Is ghettoVCB? The Free ESXi VM Backup Script Explained
If you run a small VMware ESXi host, you probably know the backup problem well. The big commercial backup products […]