https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/Roadmap updates and news from CarlosTKDen-usMon, 02 Nov 2026 06:59:50 GMThttps://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-86https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-86Quasy_CompleteSun, 25 Oct 2026 19:33:43 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-85https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-85Quasy_CompleteThu, 15 Oct 2026 13:20:47 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-84https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-84Quasy_CompleteWed, 14 Oct 2026 19:19:47 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-83https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-83Quasy_CompleteWed, 14 Oct 2026 19:05:02 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-82https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-82Quasy_CompleteFri, 09 Oct 2026 13:45:56 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-81https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-81Quasy_CompleteTue, 06 Oct 2026 15:26:39 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-80https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-80 /var/log/proton-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).json echo "Backup completed successfully at $(date)" Step 3: Schedule the backup with cron or systemd timers. To run this backup nightly at 2:00 AM using cron: Open your crontab editor and add: crontab -e Add the scheduled execution entry: 0 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/backup.sh >> /var/log/proton-backup.log 2>&1 Best Practices for Automated Offsite Backups (The Three Habits) A working script is only the start. These three habits keep your offsite backup complete, easy to monitor, and within your storage limits. Test your recovery: A backup without a working restore is as good as no backup. Keep a restore script ready, built on proton-drive filesystem download, and test it regularly so it works when an incident hits. Log in machine-readable formats: Add --json to your scripts to output structured JSON logs. You can then parse job status with jq or trigger a webhook when a backup fails. Respect fair use: Don’t schedule high-frequency uploads, such as every 60 seconds. A daily or weekly schedule is enough for offsite backups. Conclusion: Your Offsite Backup, Encrypted and Automated (The Final Line of Defense) Your backups are only as safe as the place you send them. With the Proton Drive CLI, every nightly job sends an encrypted offsite backup that no one can read but you. Not attackers, not your hosting provider, not Proton. Quasy: “You get end-to-end encryption, the legal shelter of Swiss privacy law, and open-source code that has been independently audited. You also keep full control of your backup pipeline: what runs, when it runs, and how long each version stays. Setup takes minutes. Download the CLI for Linux, macOS, or Windows, run your first manual backup, then schedule it and stop thinking about it. Because in 2026, the most valuable thing you own isn’t your money. It’s your data. And the most dangerous thing isn’t a virus. It’s a backup that’s not encrypted. Or not offsite. Or not tested.” His phone buzzed. Notification: “Ransomware: Your files have been encrypted. Pay 5 BTC to unlock them.” Quasy looked at the notification. Looked at the ceiling. Looked at the terminal window. “Five Bitcoin,” he whispered. “For a backup that’s encrypted, offsite, and automated. For a backup that’s protected by Swiss law. For a backup that’s only accessible by me. For a backup that’s not on a USB drive shaped like a strawberry.” He typed a command. proton-drive filesystem download /my-files/AutomatedBackups /var/restored-data The files restored. The ransomware vanished. The cat knocked over the USB drive. The strawberry rolled under the couch. “Safe,” he whispered. “Not because of a GUI. Not because of a daemon. Because of a script. Because of a CLI. Because of a backup that’s encrypted, offsite, and automated. Because of a backup that’s only accessible by me.” Somewhere in a server farm, a backup job ran. Encrypted. Offsite. Automated. Somewhere else, a ransomware script failed. Because the backup was already there. And somewhere, a strawberry rolled under the couch. Because in 2026, the most powerful defense isn’t a firewall. It’s a script. A CLI. And a backup that’s encrypted, offsite, and automated. And the ceiling? The ceiling is still silent. But at least it’s not watching. Quasy_Complete serves as Product Lead for Proton Mail and Drive and Director of LLM (Long Lasting Milestones) Engineering. When not 'collaborating' with the kids on Reddit, he is busy penning the next chapter of the Proton ecosystem. Before joining Proton in 2022, he spent years in Silicon Valley building products that were "coming soon" before the concept of "soon" was invented. He holds a BSc in "Waiting for Updates" and an MSc in "Roadmap Delays" from the University of Warwick (which is currently under construction).]]>Quasy_CompleteTue, 06 Oct 2026 15:21:29 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-79https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-79Quasy_CompleteWed, 23 Sep 2026 15:04:10 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-78https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-78Quasy_CompleteMon, 07 Sep 2026 13:25:01 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-77https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-77Quasy_CompleteThu, 03 Sep 2026 04:26:47 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-76https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-76Quasy_CompleteFri, 28 Aug 2026 13:13:18 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-75https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-75Quasy_CompleteFri, 21 Aug 2026 17:57:22 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-74https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-74Quasy_CompleteFri, 21 Aug 2026 17:53:50 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-73https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-73Quasy_CompleteFri, 21 Aug 2026 17:49:34 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-72https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-72Quasy_CompleteSun, 16 Aug 2026 05:02:07 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-71https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-71Quasy_CompleteSun, 09 Aug 2026 12:47:22 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-70https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-70Quasy_CompleteSun, 09 Aug 2026 12:39:01 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-69https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-69Quasy_CompleteSun, 09 Aug 2026 12:28:41 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-68https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-68Quasy_CompleteWed, 05 Aug 2026 17:36:55 -0400https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-67https://carlostkd.ch/roadmap/#post-67Quasy_CompleteWed, 05 Aug 2026 17:25:38 -0400