Tag: file sync

Use rsync on Linux for fast, incremental backups and file synchronization. Step 1: Basic Local Sync Sync a directory locally: rsync -av /source/ /destination/ Step 1: Basic Local Sync Step 2: Remote Backup over SSH Backup to remote server: rsync -avz -e ssh /data/ user@remote:/backup/ Step 2: Remote Backup over SSH Step 3: Automate with Cron Add rsync to crontab for scheduled daily backups. Step 3: Automate with Cron rsync -avz --delete --progress /var/www/ backup:/var/backups/www/ Terminal screenshots are original illustrations created for Gnome IT Solutions (blog.gnomeitsolutions.com).