![]() ![]() I spend a lot of time in DSM so I decided to mount the remote CIFS folder I setup on the WD M圜loud so I could access it in DSM. Bonus: Create a New User via the WD M圜loud Portal # or force-reload it but you shouldn't have toĪt this point, rsync is setup and ready to receive connections. You could reboot your WD M圜loud but since you already have a shell open just start or restart the service # OPTIONAL But Recommended: Put the IP of your Synology NAS here & uncomment (meaning remove the # in front of the line below)Įdit /etc/default/rsync and change RSYNC_ENABLE=false to RSYNC_ENABLE=true. # add the user you specified via the WD M圜loud portal # This is the local path on the WD M圜loud # This is the rsync module name you're going to access ![]() Synologynasuser:super sekret 1337 passw0rd! Login to your WD M圜loud and create a new share (e.g.: synologynas) specifically for this purpose. So where possible, error on the side of caution and keep everything in lowercase to be sure.Ĭreate a New Share via the WD M圜loud Portal Everything from file, to user names to directory names and commands are all case sensitive. I recommend starting with a clean slate on your WD or at least backing up whatever data you have on there some place else in the event you break something. ![]() You could seriously break something so be careful.Two big things I want to point out if you don’t already know this. How to enable SSH (Secure Shell) on a My Cloud EX4 device.How to enable SSH (Secure Shell) on a My Cloud (single bay) device.For setting up ssh I’ll refer you to the Internets (aka search for it) and WD: The steps below require a combination of access to the WD M圜loud web portal and ssh access to the box. Please note there’s a Dry-run enabled by default and it will need to be removed when you’re ready to execute for real.Your backup jobs at the bottom in the form of:.The remote host be it via IP or hostname.The rsync user you setup on the remote host.The volume where your data resides (probably /volume1).You need rsyncd running on the remote host.The script below does have a few requirements: Since the underlying backup process was rsync based, I kept with the theme and rolled my own script really convenient since I did something similar in ESXi years ago with the ‘poor-mans VMotion’. The built-in Synology Backup & Replication feature has not been very reliable for me, prompting me to explore other options. ![]()
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