Mac OS X = UNIX
Configurable day/week/month snapshots on our end allow you to match your existing Time Machine retention in the cloud.
If you're not sure what any of this means, our product is Not For You.
The Filesystem (and the Time Machine)
You can use a backup tool (like rsync) to transfer files, or just drag and drop with the finder. You can do the backups on a schedule, or on demand. You can access your files from any system, anywhere, without installing anything.
Your account is a normal filesystem, and will preserve permissions, access times, and other attributes of your files.[1]
Your account maintains daily and weekly versions[2], or "snapshots", of your data. These snapshots are live and fully browseable. This is identical to the "Time Machine" in OS X, except that it's offsite with us.
[1] rsync versions 3.10 and later have proper HFS metadata support, confirmed working with our platform
[2] 7 daily snapshots (7 daily + 4 weekly for TB+ accounts) are configured by default, but you may configure ANY NUMBER of days/weeks/months
Examples
rsync is already installed on your mac:
rsync -avX /Users/joe user@rsync.net:macs/joe
... and so is scp:
scp /Users/joe/photo.jpg user@rsync.net:files/photos
It's all just SSH, so you can mount locally with FUSE:
sshfs user@rsync.net: /Volumes/sshfs
... stash a copy of that repo that only exists on github:
ssh user@rsync.net "git clone git://github.com/LabAdvComp/UDR.git github/udr"
Ok, now we're just showing off:
ssh user@rsync.net md5 some/file
mysqldump -u mysql db | ssh user@rsync.net "dd of=db_dump"
ssh user@rsync.net s3cmd get s3://rsynctest/mscdex.exe
A comprehensive list of all remote commands and tools available on our platform can be found here.
Simple, Competitive Pricing
Our pricing is 4 cents per GB, per month.
There are additional discounts for larger (10+ TB) quantities.
Start with a 200 GB account for only $8 per month.
No other costs. No contracts. All transfer/bandwidth/usage is free.
The rsync.net Advantage
For over 10 years, thousands of customers have enjoyed our "Open Standards, Common Sense" approach to offsite backup.
We are NOT reselling or rebranding any other service. We built and maintain our own infrastructure and have complete control over our platform.
You will receive unlimited, free technical support, over phone and email, for any use you make of our product.
Further, you will enjoy our comprehensive HIPAA/HITECH, Sarbanes-Oxley and PCI compliance, as well as SAS 70 Type II facilities (US Only).
Finally, you will have a partner in your contingency planning, with a phone number to call when things go wrong.
More Information
rsync.net publishes a wide array of support documents as well as a FAQ
You, or your CEO, may find our CEO Page useful.
Please see our HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance statements.
Contact info@rsync.net for more information, and answers to your questions.
