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    For security reasons, I generally use a "pull" approach. Otherwise, every client is a potential threat to the security of the backup server. It's also easier to control the scheduling of the backup jobs. Commented Jul 4, 2019 at 22:12
  • Yes, I had that thought myself. To backup a remote / though, you would need to ssh in as root, which is best done with a key, which can be a key pair dedicated to backup purposes (helpful for logging? I don't know...) Commented Jul 5, 2019 at 11:28