Comment on What is your favourite way to transfer files in your homelab?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks agoJust don’t run rsync as a daemon as that’s a security nightmare
Comment on What is your favourite way to transfer files in your homelab?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks agoJust don’t run rsync as a daemon as that’s a security nightmare
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Why would you do that? That sounds awful…
jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
The daemon maintains state, so the transfers start quicker because rsync doesn’t have to scan the filesystem.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
It is, rsync sends data in plain text. There is a optional password that is also sent in plain text.