How to setup rsync backups

[MyWorld]

This question has popped up in the past on a few occasions, so if there is still someone out there who wants to know how to do it, here is the easy way:

http://www.howtogeek.com/66348/how-to-setup-rsync-backups-on-linux-the-easy-way/

 

[avert]

ok. thats complicated. Loads of options that i dont know wtf they mean.



rsync -avh --delete source/ destination/

then cp hardlink style to another place for snapshots.

fin.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

^ What he said

 

[K@kkArlak]

ok. thats complicated. Loads of options that i dont know wtf they mean.



rsync -avh --delete source/ destination/

then cp hardlink style to another place for snapshots.

fin.

Yeah,

And if you want to do it remotely, just do :

rsync -avz --progress -e ssh remoteuser@remotehost:/remote/path /local/path

 

[avert]

dont forget to copy your certificate

 

[K@kkArlak]

dont forget to copy your certificate

Whoops! - and that, unless you want to type out the command & password manually every time...