From b771016fc67c7fff21abe5b6ccf50dbaddcfe25f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zleyyij <75810274+zleyyij@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:36:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2024-09-10 20:36:36
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## Solutions
-- Create a directory, eg `/etc/config` and store all of your config files there, then use a makefile to automatically generate symlinks and install them in the appropriate locations. A command is also created for removing said symlinks. ()
-- Using a solution like zfs/btrfs
+- Create a directory, eg `/etc/config` and store all of your config files there, then use a makefile to automatically generate symlinks and install them in the appropriate locations. A command is also created for removing said symlinks. (https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/version-control-for-configuration-files.70312/)
+ - I like this so far, it seems like one of the better options.
+- Using a filesystem that supports snapshots like zfs/btrfs and then creating snapshots (https://forums.FreeBSD.org/threads/version-control-for-configuration-files.70312/post-423330).
+ - I don't like this very much, it depends too much on OS specific configuration and doesn't seem like it'd be as easily portable between machines.
+- Using a configuration management system like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet ()
+ - I feel like this would require a fair bit of initial setup but it seems robust
+- Using a database like
## Notes
I think one major issue with storing configs in a solution like git, is that you need to remember to push changes after every single config change. Maybe a cronjob could be configured to commit daily/weekly?