MinimServer complexity (was Configuration Backup)

[DavidHB]

(26-09-2014 14:03)simoncn Wrote:  If MinimServer were to provide a way to copy the minimserver.config file to a different location, it is fairly likely that whatever catastrophe destroyed the primary copy would also destroy the backup copy. Only the user can ensure that the backup copy is located in a suitable safe place.

The scenario I had in mind was MinmWatch running on, say, a PC, saving the .config file from the NAS to a location on the PC, using a standard file save dialog. There are catastrophes that would destroy both those locations, but they are, I think, somewhat less likely than catastrophes that destroy only one. If the PC has off site backup, that pretty much covers all the bases.

That said, I accept that there are other options. It is pretty easy to build a text file by copying and pasting entries (especially the more complex ones) from the Properties window. If you can get to the .config file, you can also copy and paste from there into, for example, the Properties window of another instance of MinimServer. I copied entries from one Properties window to another when I set set up the instances of MinimServer I run under Windows and Linux, and that worked pretty well. But I'd still argue that a simple 'Backup' button is the method a non-technical user is most likely to use.

David