Backup S3, Google Drive, iCloud, Notion with Plakar

Backup S3, Google Drive, iCloud, Notion with Plakar

Author: Bret Fisher March 21, 2026 Duration: 1:09:10

Bret is joined by the founders of Plakar - Julien Mangeard and Gilles Chehade - to nerd out over backup engineering. The kind where you're building your own file formats and cryptographic layers, not just wiring up cron jobs. We get into how Plakar deduplicates and encrypts at the source so your cloud provider never sees your keys. Also, their snapshot model has no chain dependencies, which means you can delete any backup without breaking the others. We had a fun hour of backup horror stories, ransomware pragmatism, where I'm lobbying hard for a Docker volume integration.

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  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (02:25) - Backup Engineering
  • (07:07) - Restore First Mindset
  • (09:13) - Plakar's Elevator Pitch
  • (20:41) - Docker and Volume Backups
  • (26:27) - Docker Image Deployment Challenges
  • (29:10) - Backing Up the System
  • (30:13) - Encryption and Architecture Modes
  • (34:14) - Enterprise Scaling and Solo DevOps
  • (36:05) - Ransomware And Encryption
  • (36:44) - Source Side Dedup Demo
  • (39:34) - Chainless Snapshots
  • (41:24) - Sync And Multi Store Copies
  • (43:56) - Crypto Audits And Repair
  • (46:05) - Backup Stress Horror Stories
  • (50:07) - Make Backups Usable
  • (52:17) - Ransomware Detection Heuristics
  • (58:23) - Cloud Native Positioning
  • (01:02:13) - Kubernetes and Integrations

Bret Fisher hosts DevOps and Docker Talk: Cloud Native Interviews and Tooling alongside Nirmal Mehta, pulling conversations directly from their live audience sessions. This isn't a theoretical lecture series; it's grounded in the practical, often messy realities of building and running modern systems. Each episode digs into the specific tools and philosophies shaping infrastructure today, from the foundational elements like Docker and container orchestration with Kubernetes or Swarm to the broader cultural shifts of DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering. You'll hear discussions that span the entire software lifecycle, touching on the integration of security with DevSecOps, the automation promises of GitOps, and what "Cloud Native" truly means for development teams. The dialogue stays focused on actionable insights and real-world use cases, offering a genuine sense of what works and what doesn't in the field. For anyone navigating the container and cloud ecosystem, this podcast serves as a regular, insightful check-in with practitioners and experts, hosted by someone deeply embedded in the community. The natural, interview-driven format makes complex topics accessible, ensuring listeners come away with more than just buzzwords-they get context and clarity.
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