This page will help you get started using your datastore with Rsync. Rsync is a versatile tool that can be used on many different platforms.

After creating your datastore, click on the “Connect” button and select the “rsync / borg / sftp” box.

Paste in your public SSH Key so you can authenticate with your user and click “Save.”

Test the connection via SSH:

# ssh -v customer@fsn1-1.pbs-host.de -i path/to/private-key

If you get a positive result, you can start using rsync to transfer files:

# Sync files to the remote datastore
$ rsync -avz -e "ssh -i /path/to/private-key" /path/to/local/files/ customer67cd775d1779d07d5fc5b7af@fsn1-1.pbs-host.de:/path/to/remote/destination/

# Example:
$ rsync -avz -e "ssh -i /path/to/private-key" /home/user/documents/ customer67cd775d1779d07d5fc5b7af@fsn1-1.pbs-host.de:/backups/documents/

Here’s a breakdown of the rsync command:

• -a: Archive mode; preserves permissions, ownership, timestamps, etc.
• -v: Verbose; increases the amount of information you see during the transfer.
• -z: Compress data during the transfer.
• -e "ssh -i /path/to/private-key": Specifies the SSH command to use, including the path to your private key. Important: Replace /path/to/private-key with the actual path.

This should get you started creating and managing your backups using rsync.