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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 |
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| cwRsync Server 3.0.1 (combined installer for cwRsync and CopSSH) |
cwRsyncServer_3.0.1_Installer.exe |
| Installation Instructions | |
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| cwRsync Installer scripts (to meet GPL compliance standards) | |
| cwRsync installer scripts | cwrsync_installer_scripts.zip |
| Old versions (for backwards compatibility only) | |
| cwRsync Server 2.1.5 | cwRsync_Server_2.1.5_Installer.exe |
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 | |
| Rsync | 3.0.4 | Rsync license | Free to use (GPL) | Download source |
| 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) |