Synology Integration at rsync.net

Your Synology NAS takes about five minutes to integrate with rsync.net cloud backups

 

Do These First

 

To enable Synology service on your account first you must enable compatibility by populating an 'rsyncd.conf' file in your account's root directory. An example config file already exists, all you need to do is rename it from 'example.rsyncd.conf' to 'rsyncd.conf':

ssh username@yourhost.rsync.net mv example.rsyncd.conf rsyncd.conf

You can also rename it while browsing your account with an SFTP client. If you do not have a copy of 'example.rsyncd.conf' you may download a copy locally, then upload it to your account.

On your end, please update your Synology device to the latest version of DSM (the firmware).

 

Setup is done through your Synology NAS web-based interface

 

On your Synology device, open the "Hyper Backup" app (previously named "Backup and Replication")

- the "Backup Wizard" should open automatically. If it does not, click the + icon in the lower left corner and select "Data backup task"

- under the "File Server" section, choose "rsync copy (single-version)", then click "Next"

- in the "Backup Destination Settings" screen enter:

  Server type: rsync-compatible server
  Server name or IP address: YOURHOST.rsync.net
  Transfer encryption: "On"
  Port: 22
  Username: (your username - 2 letters followed by 4 digits, or 4-5 digits)
  Password: (your storage account password)
  backup module: rsync (after entering your username and password, click the dropdown arrow and the list will auto-populate)

- click "Next"

- in the "Data Backup" screen choose items for backup. Click "Next"

- in the "Application Backup" screen choose which applications installed on the NAS you wish to backup (optional). Click "Next"

- in the "Backup Settings" screen enter:

  Task: (a descriptive name, ex: "rsync.net backup")
  Directory: (the folder inside your rsync.net account you want this backup data placed within- will be created if not pre-existing. Do not use a leading '/' in the directory name)

- all checkboxes are optional.
- check "Enable backup schedule" and select when you would like the backups to run. We recommend you start your backup at an odd time, not at the :00 and :30 min mark to avoid resource and task schedule conflicts
- click "Apply"

- you will be asked if you want to run the "Back up now" - we suggest you say "Yes"

 

Support

 

If you have any questions or problems regarding this process, please email support@rsync.net - we will help you immediately.

 

Reference Information

 

- rsync.net SSH / SSL Server Fingerprints

- Generating and using ssh keys for automated backups

- Remote commands you may run over SSH

- rsync.net Physical delivery guidelines

- rsync.net Warrant Canary

- rsync.net PGP/GPG Public Key

 

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