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How a Disaster Will Improve Your Company: The story of losing 20% of contents at Gama
- The article recounts how losing 10,000 vital files in 2019 ultimately benefited Gama, an educational content-sharing platform.
- Initially launched in Iran in 2014, Gama expanded globally and introduced Gamatrain.com, focusing on internationally recognized education systems.
- A flawed backup strategy using GlusterFS led to a catastrophic event, causing missing files and errors on their platform.
- Despite attempts to recover files from an old backup HDD, changes to the directory structure rendered the backup useless.
- The incident prompted Gama to overhaul their file storage approach, leading to the development of GFK (Gama File Keeper) for effective file management and retrieval.
- To enhance their backup strategy, Gama introduced Backapp, a three-layer backup system with Warm, Cold, and Offline layers, along with regular database backups.
- The backup system implements a six-month gradual deletion process across all layers to ensure file restoration before permanent deletion.
- Backapp was built using Golang, Bash scripts, SQLite, Rsync Protocol, and Grafana XtraDB Backup to automate backup processes efficiently.
- Implementing these improvements, though challenging, proved instrumental in safeguarding their new venture, Gamatrain.com, from potential disasters.
- The article highlights the importance of robust backup strategies and the consequences of relying solely on one system, emphasizing the need for comprehensive data protection.
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