# Installing and backing up

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/installing-and-backing-up/343>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/installing-and-backing-up/343 "2021-03-25T10:37:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![nomad101](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/nomad101/32/126_2.png) [@nomad101](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/nomad101)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/installing-and-backing-up/343/1 "2021-03-25T10:37:44Z")

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Hi, I just discovered Kopia!  
I have a couple of questions:

(i) I plan to install it on a low spec home server: ex-NAS with 2gb ddlr3 ram, 2ghz quad core, running debian 10 on a SSD. Daily backup of 2 x 10gb folders to backblaze (small changes). And around 5 folders (50 - 100gb) small changes, once a week to backblaze. I’ll be using encryption & compression. There won’t by much else running at the same time, as will schedule backup it nightly.  
Should I have any concerns about Kopia being able to run with this kind of spec?

(ii) Can Kopia _directly_ back up Backblaze? or do I also need to use something like rClone?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![jkowalski](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/jkowalski/32/3_2.png) [@jkowalski](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/jkowalski)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/installing-and-backing-up/343/2 "2021-03-25T14:37:14Z")

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The specs should be fine. We regularly test on Raspberry Pi 4 which is a pretty low-spec too and it’s been reasonably fast.

Yes, kopia can directly back up to backblaze using either b2 provider or s3 compatibility provider. I would recommend S3 since it’s better tested.