[Csync2] Csync2 use case

Michael Johnson mikjo.sas at gmail.com
Wed May 22 17:34:59 CEST 2013


Have you seen this page?
https://www.axivo.com/community/threads/lightning-fast-synch-with-csync2-and-lsyncd.121/

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Francisco Reyes <lists at natserv.net> wrote:
> Just found csync and trying to find out if it will work in our particular
> use case.
>
> Have directories with tens of millions of files that need to sync between 3
> machines.
> 1 machine is a backup so there won't be any changes done in it, but 2 of the
> machines are offices in different states.
>
> Unison works for smaller directories well and even large ones.. after the
> first sync. Problem with unison is that the initial sync is a killer.
> Also if there is a connection drop during the initial sync (which can take a
> day plus) the entire operation needs to start over.
>
> Would csync2 do better in this case?
> * 3 Machines
> * Directories with tens of millions of files
> * Need bi-directional sync support
> * Need continuous sync (can setup cron)
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