Rsync backup/sync solution

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nry

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Hi All

Im looking at sorting out some form of automated backup solution between my VPS servers, my file server in my home and my Macs (MBP and iMac, might even have another desktop at home soon)

So this is the layout, each outer box would be connected to the internet in some way

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My original plan was to rsync the home directories up to the VPS (multi directional if possible?)

So essentially all the Macs have the same home directory and its all backed up to the VPS in a remote location

Now incase my VPS ever goes down, that is backed up every night to my file server.

Anyone setup anything similar? and any pointers? Iv never done this and would like it as seemless as possible
Any pointers to recommended guides etc would be useful
 
I'm not familiar with VPS, what is that? Cloud-type storage?

What I do at home is backup the local machines to my file server, and then backup the file server. Can the file server backup what you want to the VPS? It would seem more linear, as in less steps/failure points for the local machines.

I think rsync can do multi-directional syncing, but I haven't used it (only read a tiny bit). If it can't, you can try a product like SyncBack. I've been playing with it a bit, and what I like about it is you can turn on copy verify. However, I'm not sure if SyncBack would work with Mac. They have free and not-free versions.

I've looked into CrashPlan a bit, and it has a local backup. It's not really a bidirectional sync program, though, but you can use it without cloud storage. You could do your local backups to the server, and again backup up to the VPS. It does support Mac, IIRC.

Edit, maybe this will help with using rsync. It looks like it doesn't do bi-directional syncing (or didn't back then):
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2004-March/040093.html
http://savvyadmin.com/file-synchronization-with-rsync-over-ssh/
http://www.admin-hints.com/2009/04/rsync-configuration-for-bi-directional.html
 
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