How to synchronize folders via an ssh tunnel

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Stefano Mereghetti
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Script to syncro one folder or more to a remote server using RSYNC and SSH tunnel.

First point, install a rsync package to both systems:

# apt-get install rsync

Second point, generate a suite of keys (public and private) to use with SSH. Tutorial

Example:

#!/bin/bash

DEST=IP # Remote IP
PATHKEY=/root/identity_key # Path DSA key
MYCMD=$(basename $0)
MYDATALOG=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M)
MYLOGDIR=/etc/SCRIPT/log # Where to put Logs
MYLOGFILE=${MYLOGDIR}/${MYDATALOG}-${MYCMD}.log
LCK_FLE='/var/run/repo-sync.lck'
RSYNC_OPTS="-rtlHq --delete-after --delay-updates --copy-links --safe-links --max-delete=1000 --bwlimit=${BW_LIMIT} --delete-excluded --exclude=.*"
source_master_directory="/"
destination_target_directory="/"
master_server_desc="Aggiornamento"

# Make sure only 1 instance runs
if [ -e "$LCK_FLE" ] ; then
	OTHER_PID=$(cat $LCK_FLE)
	echo "Another instance already running: $OTHER_PID"
	exit 1
fi
echo $$ > "$LCK_FLE"

directory_2align="home/BACKUP/mysql/" # Folders to align separated by a white space. Example: home/users/ /home/backup
ws_date=$(date)

echo "- - - - - - - Started: $ws_date - - - - - - -" > ${MYLOGFILE}

echo '
---------------------------------------------------------
LOOP sending the newest file to other servers
---------------------------------------------------------
' >> ${MYLOGFILE}

echo '
---------------------------------------------------------
ESECUZIONE IN BACKG  sending the newest file to other servers
---------------------------------------------------------
'

for x in $DEST
do

       for y in $directory_2align
           do

            destination=${x}
            directory=${y}

            echo [${destination}] "Directory: $y"                             >> ${MYLOGFILE}
            echo \>\>\> sending newest files to server ${destination} ... >> ${MYLOGFILE}

            MAX_RETRIES=10
            i=0
            false

            while [ $? -ne 0 -a $i -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]
                do
                    i=$(($i+1))
                    rsync -avz --progress --delete --partial --recursive -e 'ssh -i $PATHKEY' ${source_master_directory}${directory} ${destination}:${destination_target_directory}${directory} >> ${MYLOGFILE}
                done

            if [ $i -eq $MAX_RETRIES ]
            then
                echo "Hit maximum number of retries, giving up." >> ${MYLOGFILE}
            fi

            ws_date=$(date)

            echo '' >> ${MYLOGFILE}
            echo "- - - - - - - Ended: ${ws_date} - - - - - - -" >> ${MYLOGFILE}
            echo '' >> ${MYLOGFILE}

            done

done

# Cleanup
rm -f "$LCK_FLE"

exit 0