rsync-configuration.md

##Rsync setup.

There are various approaches to have rsync running all the time.

One is to run it as a daemon and the other is by configuring it via inetd/xinetd.

But for both, we must first configure /etc/rsyncd.conf and create /etc/rsyncd.secrets for security.

###rsyncd.conf

1. Create a file in /etc and call it rsyncd.conf.

2. Open the file in your prefered editor

   sudo nano /etc/rsyncd.conf

Add following fields to the file

  lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock
  log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
  pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid

  [documents]
      path = /home/pi/torrentdata
      comment = The torrent folder on Pi
      uid = pi
      read only = no
      list = yes
      secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
      hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0