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 === Install === === Install ===
  
-Whether you install on a backup server or target host, fetch scripts from repository.+Whether you install on a backup server or target host, fetch scripts from repository and install rsync.
  
 <code> <code>
 +apt install mercurial rsync
 hg clone http://hg.kewl.org/pub/rsync-backup hg clone http://hg.kewl.org/pub/rsync-backup
 </code> </code>
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 When backing up the localhost, just use the hostname and rsync will copy files directly rather than use ssh. When backing up the localhost, just use the hostname and rsync will copy files directly rather than use ssh.
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 === Purge === === Purge ===
  
 After each backup operation a directory purge is performed to remove old directories. This can remove temporary data within a backup period and this should be appreciated. After each backup operation a directory purge is performed to remove old directories. This can remove temporary data within a backup period and this should be appreciated.
  
-Purging can be disabled if preferred but exists to manage the number of directories over time. A weekly backup to tape or external disk storage would be sensible for important data.+Purge can be disabled if preferred but exists to manage the number of directories over time. A weekly backup to tape or external disk storage would be sensible for important data. 
 + 
 +Purge could also be disabled in the config and then ran at a different time interval from cron Eg. weekly or fortnightly.
  
 ==Rules== ==Rules==
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 To disable the purge process, set the PURGE variable to "" in the config. To disable the purge process, set the PURGE variable to "" in the config.
  
 +=== Test===
 +
 +Testing can be performed on the server as user rsync by invoking the host command with one argument.
 +
 +<code>
 +sudo -s
 +/bin/su - rsync
 +./bin/host example
 +</code>
 +
 +example above will extrapolate to example.conf etc
 +
 +===CRON===
 +
 +Cron on the server is utilised to perform daily backups, a typical entry
 +is this
 +
 +<code>
 +0 3 * * * /home/rsync/bin/host >/var/log/rsync/host.log 2>&1
 +</code>
  
 === Export === === Export ===