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+# cloud backup automation
+
+## simple database cloud backup
+
+for different setups i'M likely to be using
+
+- runtime/compute
+  - linux VM
+    - provisionned within that cloud vendor
+    - agnostic: linked to cloud via public internet
+  - serverless function (glue)
+    - aws lambda
+    - azure function app
+- database
+  - sqlite
+  - aws dynamodb
+- public cloud blob storage:
+  - aws S3
+  - azure storage account