The internet has died....i need to gather what I can and back it up

Internet is not a storage, it is an access to storages. Internet still provide access, it is storages that failed.

To just store your data you need classic 1-2Tb HDDs without SMR (avoid SSDs, they will lose data being unpowered for only few months) and any computer with linux you have around. Always mirror critical data at least on two HDDs for redundancy. Classic HDDs could store data for centuries if they are in a working condition. Check data integrity on your HDDs periodically and replace suspicious HDDs with new ones if in doubt. If HDD is completely failed, restore data from its mirror.

If you want to make your data accessible for others, you need a decent internet channel (fiber/wired Ethernet from closes provider will be OK) and a few cheap VPSes ($15 a year) around the world. You rise a http server on your linux box and VPSes. You establish VPN between your local box and VPSes. You point local box http server to your files and set up VPS http servers as caching proxies. When a user access a file that is not cached yet on VPS, VPS will ask for it from your local box via VPN and cache it for sequential requests. That way you will create a stable and redundant network that will share your files with minimum and secure local trafic, so even if your local ISP is a total shit, that will not significantly harm users access to your data, since most bandwidth load will be on VPSes and not on your local box. Also, it will effectively hide your local box from users behind proxy VPSes, so even if VPSes will be attacked or shut down, or become too busy with user trafic, you could always set up few more additional VPSes (or instead of failed ones) immidiately, without any need to copy huge amounts of data for few bucks.

Also, you could add i2p and other p2p networks to your system, making it resistant to government information bans and other stuff.

In any case, it is a cheap and simple solution, everything you need is just a desire to read and understand the manuals and spend some insignificant sum money on your system.

The internet has died....i need to gather what I can and back it up

Internet is not a storage, it is an access to storages. Internet still provide access, it is storages that failed.

To just store your data you need classic 1-2Tb HDDs without SMR (avoid SSDs, they will lose data being unpowered for only few months) and any computer with linux you have around. Always double critical data for redundancy.

If you want to make your data accessible for others, you need a decent internet channel (fiber/wired Ethernet from closes provider will be OK) and a few cheap VPSes ($15 a year) around the world. You rise a http server on your linux box and VPSes. You establish VPN between your local box and VPSes. You point local box http server to your files and set up VPS http servers as caching proxies. When a user access a file that is not cached yet on VPS, VPS will ask for it from your local box via VPN and cache it for sequential requests. That way you will create a stable and redundant network that will share your files with minimum and secure local trafic, so even if your local ISP is a total shit, that will not significantly harm users access to your data, since most bandwidth load will be on VPSes and not on your local box. Also, it will effectively hide your local box from users behind proxy VPSes, so even if VPSes will be attacked or shut down, or become too busy with user trafic, you could always set up few more additional VPSes (or instead of failed ones) immidiately, without any need to copy huge amounts of data for few bucks.

Also, you could add i2p and other p2p networks to your system, making it resistant to government information bans and other stuff.

In any case, it is a cheap and simple solution, everything you need is just a desire to read and understand the manuals and spend some insignificant sum money on your system.

The internet has died....i need to gather what I can and back it up

Internet is not a storage, it is an access to storages. Internet still provide access, it is storages that failed.

To just store your data you need classic 1-2Tb HDDs without SMR (avoid SSDs, they will lose data being unpowered for only few months) and any computer with linux you have around. Always double critical data for redundancy.

If you want to make your data accessible for others, you need a decent internet channel (fiber/wired Ethernet from closes provider will be OK) and a few cheap VPSes ($15 a year) around the world. You rise a http server on your linux box and VPSes. You establish VPN between your local box and VPSes. You point local box http server to your files and set up VPS http servers as caching proxies. When a user access a file that is not cached yet on VPS, VPS will ask for it from your local box via VPN and cache it for sequential requests. That way you will create a stable and redundant network that will share your files with minimum and secure local trafic, so even if your local ISP is a total shit, that will not significantly harm users access to your data, since most bandwidth load will be on VPSes and not on your local box. Also, it will effectively hide your local box from users behind proxy VPSes, so even if VPSes will be attacked or shut down, you always could set up few more instead of failed ones without any need to copy huge amounts of data.

Also, you could add i2p and other p2p networks to your system, making it resistant to government information bans and other stuff.

In any case, it is a cheap and simple solution, everything you need is just a desire to read and understand the manuals and spend some insignificant sum money on your system.