Using Rsync for Internet Backups

Client-side software - BackupAssist

BackupAssist comes deployed with the necessary Rsync libraries, so no additional software is required.

Server-side software (where you are hosting your data)

You can host your data on any Windows or Linux machine. Additional software is required for Windows machines.

Windows platform - download and installing cwRsyncServer on your data host

cwRsync can be downloaded from our mirror (hosted in PA, USA):

File	Download
cwRsync Server 4.1.0	cwRsyncServer_4.1.0_Installer.zip
Copssh 4.1.0	Copssh_4.1.0_Installer.zip
	Installation Instructions
	Download cwRsync Server 4.1 and Copssh 4.1 using the download links above Run the cwRsync installer and Copssh Installers Be sure to read our Rsync whitepaper for instructions on setting up a data host.
PuTTY	http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html You can use PuTTY to troubleshoot SSH connection issues.
cwRsync Installer scripts (to meet GPL compliance standards)
Copssh 4.1.0 Installer Source	Copssh_4.1.0_Installer_Source.zip
cwRsync Server 4.1.0 Installer Source	cwRsyncServer_4.1.0_Installer_Source.zip

Linux platforms

Most Linux distributions contain the prerequisites of a SSH server and Rsync.

Please read our Setting up an Rsync Server guide for more information.

---

License/Version

Both BackupAssist and the cwRsync package contains components with following terms of licensing:

Component	Version	Licensing	In short		Patches
Rsync	3.0.7	Rsync license	Free to use (GPL)	Download source	rsync
Cygwin and GNU tools	1.5.25-15	CYGWIN license	Free to use (GPL mostly)	Download source
OpenSSH	5.1p1	OpenSSH license	Free to use (BSD)
OpenSSL	0.9.8h	OpenSSL license	Free to use (BSD)
cwRsync (the rest!)	2.1.5	cwRsync license	Free to use (MIT License)
rsyncrypto	1.12	GPL	Free to use (GPL)	Download source	rsyncrypto