Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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We all want our backups to be secure and immutable but that only happens when you design for it. In this video, I break down what immutability really means, why separating your control plane from your data plane matters, and how to build backup systems that actually protect your data.
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Hardening TrueNAS
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Hardening Synology
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Synology Playlist
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Chapters
00:00 Immutable Backups
01:00 Control Plane and Data Plane
02:20 Air Gapped Backups
03:32 Object Locking
04:56 Snapshots
06:17 Replication Pull VS Push
08:02 How This All Works Together
lawrence.video/storage
We all want our backups to be secure and immutable but that only happens when you design for it. In this video, I break down what immutability really means, why separating your control plane from your data plane matters, and how to build backup systems that actually protect your data.
---
Thanks to Meter for sponsoring this video!
Go to lawrence.video/meter to book a demo now!
---
Drawings done with DrawIO lawrence.video/drawio
Hardening TrueNAS
youtube.com/watch?v=u0btB6IkkEk
Hardening Synology
youtube.com/watch?v=A1I1k9Nct-A
TrueNAS Playlist
lawrence.video/truenas
Synology Playlist
lawrence.video/synology
Connect With Us
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+ Hire Us for a project: lawrencesystems.com/hire-us
+ Toms' Twitter 🐦 twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech
+ Our Website lawrencesystems.com
+ Our Forums forums.lawrencesystems.com
+ Instagram instagram.com/lawrencesystems
+ Facebook facebook.com/Lawrencesystems
+ GitHub github.com/lawrencesystems
Lawrence Systems Shirts and Swag
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►👕 lawrence.video/swag
AFFILIATES & REFERRAL LINKS
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Amazon Affiliate Store
🛒 amazon.com/shop/lawrencesystemspcpickup
UniFi Affiliate Link
🛒 lawrence.video/unifi-affiliate
All Of Our Affiliates help us out and can get you discounts!
🛒 lawrencesystems.com/partners-we-love
Gear we use on Kit
🛒 kit.co/lawrencesystems
Use OfferCode LTSERVICES to get 10% off your order at
🛒 https://www.techsupplydirect.com?aff=2
Digital Ocean Offer Code
🛒 https://m.do.co/c/85de8d181725
HostiFi UniFi Cloud Hosting Service
🛒 hostifi.net/?via=lawrencesystems
Protect your privacy with a VPN from Private Internet Access
🛒 privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/LRNSYS
Patreon
💰 patreon.com/lawrencesystems
Chapters
00:00 Immutable Backups
01:00 Control Plane and Data Plane
02:20 Air Gapped Backups
03:32 Object Locking
04:56 Snapshots
06:17 Replication Pull VS Push
08:02 How This All Works Together
