Rsync is a fast and secure way to copy data to another system, either for backup or data migration purposes. An rsync task requires configuration of both a Host and Remote system. These instructions assume a TrueNAS system for both the Host and Remote configurations.
Basic Requirements Rsync requires a dataset with the needed data on the Host or Remote system. Rsync provides the ability to either push or pull data.
With storage created and shared, it’s time to ensure TrueNAS data is effectively backed up. TrueNAS offers several options for backing up data.
Cloud Sync This option requires an account with the Cloud Storage provider and a storage location created with the provider, like an Amazon S3 bucket. Major providers like Amazon S3, Google Cloud, Box and Microsoft Azure are supported, along with a variety of other vendors. These can charge fees for data transfers and storage, so please review your cloud storage provider policies before transferring any data.
Cloud sync tasks let TrueNAS integrate with a Cloud Storage provider for additional backup storage. Cloud Sync tasks allow for single time transfers or recurring transfers on a schedule, and are an effective method to back up data to a remote location.
These providers are supported for Cloud Sync tasks in TrueNAS CORE:
Amazon S3 Backblaze B2 Box Dropbox File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Google Cloud Storage Google Drive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Hubic (closed to new accounts) Mega Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Microsoft OneDrive OpenStack Swift pCloud SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Storj iX WebDAV Yandex Using the Cloud means that data can go to a third party commercial vendor not directly affiliated with iXsystems.
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