How to setup local linux server as SFTP

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#1

I want to use duplicacy to backup files and folders from my windows PC and store the backup on a local linux server (repurposing a laptop to act as a linux server)
I plan on installing ubuntu on the laptop and want to use it’s internal harddrive as the first backup destination.
How do I configure the linux server so i can use SFTP and backup there?

And then i want to save the backup on backblaze as well. So should I backup to both the destinations? Or should I backup locally on the linux server and then copy that backup to backblaze? (Will the later option require me to buy 2 licences since I’ll have to run copy command on the linux server?)

#2

Is this a correct way to setup SFTP? How To Enable SFTP Without Shell Access on Ubuntu 18.04 | DigitalOcean

#3

Most linux servers should have SFTP set up by default as it is part of SSH. You should be able to access your server via SFTP using your linux username/password.

I would recommend backing up to your linux server and then copying to backblaze. See Back up to multiple storages for explanation. No, you don’t need a license to run the copy command.

#4

Thanks. I am using the web GUI so I set a job that backups to local and then copies to backblaze.