Hi all, I have my home lab set up as a single git repo. I’ve got all infrastructure as opentofu / ansible configs, and using git crypt to protect secret files (tofu state, ansible secret values, etc).

How would you back up such a system? Keeping it on my self hosted git creates a circular dependency. I’m hesitant to use a private codeberg repo in case I leak secrets. Just wondering what the rest of you are doing.

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    14 days ago

    I would set aside a dedicated device that acts as a sort of “provisioner” and admin node. It can be something like a raspberry pi or desktop computer.

    From a backup perspective I would evacuate risk vs cost/effort. If you lost your home would it really matter that you lost some config files?