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Using rsync for backups, because it's not shiny and new (tinkerbetter.tube)
submitted 8 months ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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You might not even like rsync. Yeah it's old. Yeah it's slow. But if you're working with Linux you're going to need to know it.

In this video I walk through my favorite everyday flags for rsync.

Support the channel:
https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains
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Here's a companion blog post, where I cover a bit more detail: https://vkc.sh/everyday-rsync

Also, @BreadOnPenguins made an awesome rsync video and you should check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eifQI5uD6VQ

Lastly, I left out all of the ssh setup stuff because I made a video about that and the blog post goes into a smidge more detail. If you want to see a video covering the basics of using SSH, I made one a few years ago and it's still pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FKsdbjzBcc

Chapters:
1:18 Invoking rsync
4:05 The --delete flag for rsync
5:30 Compression flag: -z
6:02 Using tmux and rsync together
6:30 but Veronica... why not use (insert shiny object here)

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[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Why videos? I feel like an old man yelling at clouds every time something that sounds interesting is presented in a fucking video. Videos are so damn awful. They take time, I need audio and I can't copy&paste. Why have they become the default for things that should've been a blog post?

[–] Wawe@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They linked blog post with the video: https://vkc.sh/everyday-rsync/

[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Thank you for putting into words what ive subconsciously been thinking for years. Every search result prioritizes videos at the top and I'm still annoyed every time. Or even worst I have to hunt through a 10 minute video for the 30 seconds of info I needed. Stoohhhhpppp internet of new! Make it good again!

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ad money.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Blogs can have ads.

[–] kchr@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 8 months ago

Hear hear. Knowledge should be communicated in an easily shareable way that can also be archived as easily, in contrast to a video requiring hundreds of MB:s.

[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Especially for a command line tool

[–] Matthew@midwest.social 1 points 8 months ago

man rsync