rsync from local to remote (push):

1. To sync /storage from local vortexbox to remote vortexbox:

rsync -av /storage/ root@<remote-vortexbox-ip>:/storage

rsync will prompt you for the root password on the remote machine before doing the transfer. This does not delete files on the remote machine that are not on the local machine.

2. To make the remote /storage a mirror copy of the local /storage:

rsync -av --delete /storage/ root@<remote-vortexbox-ip>:/storage

3. To not overwrite existing files on the remote /storage:

rsync -av --ignore-existing /storage/ root@<remote-vortexbox-ip>:/storage

rsync from remote to local (pull):

4. To sync /storage from remote vortexbox to local vortexbox:

rsync -av root@<remote-vortexbox-ip>:/storage/ /storage

5. To make the local /storage a mirror copy of the remote /storage:

rsync -av --delete root@<remote-vortexbox-ip>:/storage/ /storage

6. To not overwrite existing files on the local /storage:

rsync -av --ignore-existing root@<remote-vortexbox-ip>:/storage/ /storage

rsync with dry-run:

7. It's a good idea to try these commands using the “dry-run” option first, which shows what would be done without actually modifying any files:

rsync --dry-run -av ....

Once the dry-run looks good, then rerun without the “–dry-run” option to do the actual transfer.