d-rsync

Rsync Config File

Docker container running an rsync daemon to listen for rsync requests.

Docker setup scripts should copy rsyncd.conf to /etc/rsyncd.conf to get rsync configured using these settings.

The rsync daemon will listen on a port (873 by default). It can listen on any port (localhost only by default). To use via stunnel, it should be bound to localhost only.

Rsync Docker Image

To build the docker image:

./build_rsync.sh

To run the docker image:

./run_rsync.sh

This binds port 873 in the container to port 873 in the host machine, which is how the stunnel process communicates with the rsync daemon.

TL;DR

Run make.

Building the Docker Container

The build_rsync.sh script will do the following:

• Check if the rsync config file rsync.conf exists
• Build the Docker container using the Dockerfile

Running the Docker Container

To run the Docker container, use the Makefile. This will build the rsync Docker container, run the Docker container, and (optionally) ask you to open the firewall of the machine running the Docker container to expose the container's service to the outside world.

The run_rsync.sh script will do the following:

• Mount /wifi in the host machine to /wifi in the container
• Map port X on the host machine to port X in the container (X is specified as the first command line argument)

Container Actions

The Dockerfile will do the following:

• Copy the rsync config file rsync.conf to /etc/rsyncd.conf
• Copy the startup script start_rsync_container.sh to /start_rsync_container.sh
• Install rsync
• Start rsync