# Crashplan is out - Looking for alternative for 3-2-1 backup scheme

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/crashplan-is-out-looking-for-alternative-for-3-2-1-backup-scheme/176
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 22, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/crashplan-is-out-looking-for-alternative-for-3-2-1-backup-scheme/176 "2017-08-22T19:27:06Z")
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### Author: ![kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/kenkendk/32/5305_2.png) [@kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kenkendk)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2017, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/crashplan-is-out-looking-for-alternative-for-3-2-1-backup-scheme/176/12 "2017-09-29T12:12:06Z")

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> [@cannondale](#):
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> I’d love it if Duplicati wouldn’t alert the person where it is installed, but someone else (me) who is managing the backups for his entire family (i.e. via email) if any errors occurred.

You can set that up as explained here:

> [@Setting up email via web-interface not working SOLVED](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/setting-up-email-via-web-interface-not-working-solved/669):
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> Hi, i’m new here, and new to Duplicati. My first question is should i open a new thread rather than continue this one? In case the answer is continue this one… smiley I have spent a few hours scouring Google, this forum, old Google Groups, even the old version’s webpage and trying to get the email notifications to work and i’m now stuck (i had to update mono too). I’m using Linux, Duplicati 2.0.2.1 (via mono Duplicati.Server.exe --webservice-port=8200) and I have successfully performed the ‘t…

There is also this thread suggesting a better interface than emails, and an offer from an external party with a monitoring service:

> [@Easier to read backup reports or weekly summarization](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/easier-to-read-backup-reports-or-weekly-summarization/718/15):
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> Hey guys! Cool that you already found our monitoring service: [https://www.duplicati-monitoring.com/](https://www.duplicati-monitoring.com/) We are continuously improving it. Just go ahead and try it out, and let me know what you miss the most. Nice readable e-mail reports are definitely already on the top of our todo list. Nice to see that @handyguy already published a self-hosted solution. We love Duplicati and think that its main disadvantage is that there is/was no central monitoring. Nice that multiple opportunities for users a…

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