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category:
  - "[[Journal]]"
  - "[[Note]]"
type:
  - "[[Log]]"
title: " Setting up Sanoid Syncoid on Proxmox"
created: 2026-05-12T21:09:25
date: 2026-05-12
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- First off, create a user on both primary and backup host
	- `adduser sanoid-user`
- On the primary host, give that user permission to hold, send, and list snapshots
	- `zfs allow -u sanoid-user send,snapshot,hold,list poolname/dataset`
- On the backup host, give that user permission to receive and create datasets.
	- `zfs allow -u sanoid-user receive,create,mount poolname/backup-dataset`
- Generate key while logged in as `sanoid-user` on the backup machine. 
	- `ssh-keygen`
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