# Easiest storage backend to setup/install **URL:** \ **Category:** Comparison\ **Created:** [August 23, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/easiest-storage-backend-to-setup-install/205 "2017-08-23T15:39:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![davegold](https://forum.duplicati.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@davegold](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/davegold)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/easiest-storage-backend-to-setup-install/205/7 "2017-09-23T01:35:24Z")
See > **[DIY cloud backup: Replacing CrashPlan Home Family DIY style - Intermittent...](https://blog.quindorian.org/2017/08/diy-cloud-backup-replacing-crashplan-home-family-diy-style.html/)** > > Crashplan Home Family is ending and we need a replacement with the same great functions. I explain how to build it yourself! and > [@Setting up Minio on Linux and Duplicati on Windows as a service using tls](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/setting-up-minio-on-linux-and-duplicati-on-windows-as-a-service-using-tls/632): > > Note: Most of this comes from [DIY cloud backup: Installing and configuring the server - Intermittent Technology](http://blog.quindorian.org/2017/08/diy-cloud-backup-installing-configuring-server.html/), so credit goes to Quindor. This how-to is for installation of Duplicati on Windows, setting it as a service, and connecting to Minio S3 using valid ssl certificate Start by installing Duplicati on Windows. Stop the Duplicati system tray, so the service shuts down. Convert it to a service (following [Duplicati Tutorial 02 Install Duplicati as a Service](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ_ukxbEyG0)) by: Open an Administrative C… The first is a really easy walkthrough. The second is if you want it to be a service instead of an application (so it’ll run when you aren’t logged in), and use TLS for security. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/easiest-storage-backend-to-setup-install/205)._