Data Backup and CompliancePurpose
1.2. Automate routine off-site and on-premises data backups to maintain data integrity and rapid restore capability.
1.3. Provide audit logs and notifications for backup actions, enforcing transparency and accountability.
1.4. Facilitate secure, encrypted transfer and storage to meet religious institution-specific privacy and compliance mandates.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Upon completion of major data input events (e.g., donation batch entered, new member registered, event concluded).
2.3. Manual trigger by authorized system administrator or data officer.
2.4. Low storage threshold or backup failure notification invokes a backup retry.
Platform variants
• Function/API: S3 PutObject; Configure backup job to upload files to specific S3 bucket, set IAM roles with least-privilege access.
3.2. Google Drive
• API: Google Drive v3 Files.create; Use OAuth 2.0, create folder, upload encrypted data files, configure sharing restrictions.
3.3. Microsoft OneDrive
• API: Microsoft Graph /me/drive/root:/backup-folder:/content; Use delegated permissions, create folders, upload backup files on schedule.
3.4. Dropbox
• API: Dropbox /files/upload; Setup app key, access token, upload files to designated folders, check revision history post-backup.
3.5. Box
• API: Box Content API /files/upload; JWT authentication, define retention policy on backup folders, upload archives.
3.6. Backblaze B2
• API: B2 Upload File; Generate application key, backup data to private bucket, set lifecycle rules for old backups.
3.7. Azure Blob Storage
• API: Azure BlobServiceClient.upload_blob; Use service principal authentication, upload encrypted blob on backup event.
3.8. Wasabi
• API: S3-Compatible PUT; Use Wasabi access keys, enforce versioning and retention policy for uploaded backups.
3.9. Nextcloud
• WebDAV API: PUT request; Schedule upload of encrypted backup to secure user directory on Nextcloud server.
3.10. FTP/SFTP Server
• Configure cron job or scheduled task to push encrypted database/files via SFTP (ssh-key based authentication).
3.11. Google Cloud Storage
• API: Storage.insert; Service account credentials, create bucket with COLDLINE storage class for backups.
3.12. IBM Cloud Object Storage
• API: S3-compatible PUT; Assign vault for redundancy, automate multipart upload for large archives.
3.13. Sync.com
• API: Sync API File Upload; Use secure API token, schedule daily upload, set sync notification preferences.
3.14. pCloud
• API: pCloud uploadfile; Personal access token, define folder, enforce backup frequency in script.
3.15. Mega.nz
• API: MEGA CLI put command; Connect using session, upload encrypted files to secure folder.
3.16. Egnyte
• API: Egnyte /pubapi/v1/fs-content/upload; OAuth 2.0, create backup folder, post backup job status to audit log.
3.17. Zadara
• API: S3-compatible PutObject; Storage pool credential use, enable snapshot feature post-backup.
3.18. Oracle Cloud Object Storage
• API: OCI PutObject; Configure dynamic group policy, schedule automated backup upload job.
3.19. Seafile
• API: Seafile Web API File Upload; Use API token, save member data backups in libraries, email notification on completion.
3.20. MinIO
• API: S3 PUT; Backup scripts use access/secret keys, upload files to MinIO bucket, enable object locking.
Benefits
4.2. Multi-platform approach enhances storage redundancy and business continuity.
4.3. End-to-end encryption and access controls ensure compliance with privacy mandates for religious data.
4.4. Auditability through automated notifications and logs supports transparency and legal/statutory audits.
4.5. Rapid data restoration reduces downtime in event of failure or breach.