Rsync and SSH basics

Here are some resources to help you get started with rsync and SSH basics –

• How To Use Rsync to Sync Local and Remote Directories on a VPS
• SSH Essentials: Working with SSH Servers, Clients, and Keys
• SSH: What and how

• rsync -avzhP <source path> <destination path>
• rsync -avzhP <[email protected]:path/in/remote/system> <destination>

SSH Basics

Generate new keys :

• ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]" -N “” -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
• rsync -avP ~/.ssh/ /root/.ssh/