Use OS X Mavericks Server with static IP as backup
I hava a MacPro 10.9.1 with four bays of storage including one Seagate 4TB formatted in OS X but without an installed OS. I have a static IP for the server and desire to use the 4TB HDD as a storage backup device. I can ssh to the server but am not sure how to setup an ftp client (Transmit, Fetch, Cyberduck) to backup/sync to an internal HDD on the server which is separate from the OS drive. For illustration, connect at the imaginary location of ssh mark@12.34.56.78 where mark is the user on the server and 12.34.56.78 is my static IP. I can provide real data if needed.
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Yes, you can schedule a shell script to run rsync commands or rsnapshot commands
On OSX there are 2 main methods - crontab and launchd
The crontab method is largely phased out by Apple for use in its own apps but still is included on all OSX versions and is quick and easy to use.
In Terminal you just type "crontab -e" and add a command line with the time settings.
More reading on crontab - http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?crontab+5
There are also some GUI applications which make creating crontab commands a little easier such as CronniX and others if you want.
Launchd is the alternative. The commands are run from a plist xml script file and creating the file is a bit more complex. There is a nice application (although not free) called Lingon which allows you to create and edit launchd scripts.
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/lingon-3/id450201424?mt=12
On OSX there are 2 main methods - crontab and launchd
The crontab method is largely phased out by Apple for use in its own apps but still is included on all OSX versions and is quick and easy to use.
In Terminal you just type "crontab -e" and add a command line with the time settings.
More reading on crontab - http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?crontab+5
There are also some GUI applications which make creating crontab commands a little easier such as CronniX and others if you want.
Launchd is the alternative. The commands are run from a plist xml script file and creating the file is a bit more complex. There is a nice application (although not free) called Lingon which allows you to create and edit launchd scripts.
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/lingon-3/id450201424?mt=12
The rsnapshot.org page has the basics on configuring it.
http://www.rsnapshot.org/howto/1.2/rsnapshot-HOWTO.en.html
http://www.rsnapshot.org/howto/1.2/rsnapshot-HOWTO.en.html
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I already use ssh on the server, so that is a good option.