lsyncd Reviews and details

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• Ask r/kubernetes: What are you working on this week?

  I've discovered inotify-tools and lsyncd as options and POC proves that it's possible to detect filesystem changes on a shared emptydir in a pod. Now it's just time to truly prove it out. Source: 12 months ago

• Script to move files from one host to another

  Https://github.com/lsyncd/lsyncd might work for you. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ceph, HDFS, SeaweedFS...Mounted as a volume using RClone for file sotrage. What would be the benefits compared to WebDAV?

  Here is the github link, will explain how to use it: https://github.com/lsyncd/lsyncd. Source: almost 2 years ago

• sync all data between two machines

  I found lsyncd on my research, I'll take a look at rclone, also thanks for the bitwarden link I wanted to do it as well. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Backing up a backup

  To sync files between NAS hosts/network locations, you can use rsync. It allows synchronizing files and folders, building a 1:1 data structure. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/rsync.1.html If you need bidirectional file sync, you can use lsyncd on top of rsync https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd. Source: over 2 years ago

• Syncing laptop and desktop - best method?

  Actually, you can use lsyncd to configure automatic bidirectional file synchronization between your workstations. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd. Source: over 2 years ago

• Easiest way for Syncing files (failover / load balancing) ?

  If you need the bidirectional file sync, you can use lsyncd. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Is there a backup software that supports differential backup/sync?

  To sync files between two disks, you can use rsync. It allows synchronizing files and folders, building a 1:1 data structure. On top of rsync, Lsyncd allows configuring automatic bidirectional file synchronization if needed. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd If you need a GUI-based tool, you can use FreeFileSync, Syncthing, MSP360. They also allow you to perform differential sync between two drives.... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Alternatives to RAID-1 for automated backup of SSD to external HDD?

  I'm currently checking an alternative called lsyncd, which basically does what I expected to do manually: keeping track of all changes in the drive, and spawning an instance of rsyncd to mirror the change as soon as it happens. Guess I'll have to try it when my SSD arrives. Source: almost 3 years ago

• How to neatly set up 2 drives and sync/mirror data perfectly between the two?

  From what I see, you could use Rsync, Freefilesync, and Syncthing to synchronize to drives perfectly. In case you have an option/need to have the drives connected to different systems, you could use https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd for automatic bidirectional file synchronization from one host to another. Given that drive A is the primary drive, and drive B is the secondary, sync copy, consider having another... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Which file backup software do you use?

  To sync files between hosts/network locations, you can use rsync. It allows synchronizing files and folders, building a 1:1 data structure. If you need bidirectional file sync, you can use lsyncd. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd. Source: about 3 years ago

• Internal Backup between array

  Actually, you can use lsyncd to configure automatic bidirectional file synchronization from RAID to a single drive and vice versa. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd Alternatively, you can use FreeFileSync, Syncthing, rsync/robocopy, or rclone that also allows you to schedule the synchronization job. Source: about 3 years ago

• RAID 1/0 a Drive + Samba share

  I can recall lsyncd allows to setup bidirectional replication of data. It isn't RAID but file-level replication that can do the trick. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd. Source: about 3 years ago

• rsync on file change

  Another vote for lsyncd. You can use it for bidirectional synchronization. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd. Source: about 3 years ago

• AskReddit: how do you deal with SSH latency when editing on Vim?

  Great! I remembered another utility I'd found in the past called lsyncd: https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd. I'm not sure I'd recommend using it (unmaintained and much less lean than your current solution), but looking at that reminded me of two things I think can probably still be improved upon:. Source: about 3 years ago

• Solutions for slow system due to intensive hdd usage....

  Your friend in this scenario will likely be lsyncd, or some kind of other inotify based method of syncing files back to your shared storage. https://github.com/axkibe/lsyncd#readme. Source: about 3 years ago