rsync: Simple step to sync backup to remote server

The simple step:

1. Create a Local Backup of Your Data Using tar Command

# tar -zcvpf /[Backup_File_Location]/[Backup_Filename] /[User's_Home_Directory_Location]

z : Compress the backup file with ‘gzip’ to make it small size.
c : Create a new backup archive.
v : verbosely list files which are processed.
p : Preserves the permissions of the files put in the archive for later restoration.
f : use archive file or device ARCHIVE.

2. Set up Passwordless SSH Authentication

Refer to this post : http://nothingos.blogspot.com/2020/06/ssh-passwordless-login-using-ssh-keygen.html

3. Create a Bash Script for Remote Backup Using rsync Command

#!/bin/bash

#Remote Server IP
rserver=192.168.0.254

#Local backup location
lbackuploc=/home/daygeek/Downloads/test/ 

#Remote backup location
rbackuploc=/home/daygeek/site 

#rsync command with standard port
rsync -avz -e ssh $lbackuploc $rserver:$rbackuploc 

#To delete files older than 10 days
find $rbackuploc/* -mtime +10 -exec rm {} \;

Source: https://www.2daygeek.com/bash-script-remote-backup-replication-using-rsync-command/

4. Automate a Backup Using crontab - Use the cronjob to schedule

0 8 * * * /opt/scripts/remote-backup-5.sh