Now, navigate to the Permissions tab and set Read/Write permissions to the users you want to access the NetBackup share. I want to store the rsync backup files in Volume 2, so I will select Volume 2 from the Location dropdown menu, as shown in the screenshot below.Īs you can see, Volume 2 is selected as the NetBackup shared folder Location. If you want to store the backup files in a different volume, you can use the Location dropdown menu to change the volume.
To configure the shared folder NetBackup, select it and click on Edit as marked in the screenshot below.īy default, the shared folder NetBackup is created in Volume 1 of your Synology NAS, as you can see in the screenshot below. To configure the newly created shared folder, click on the Shared Folders icon from the Control Panel app as marked in the screenshot below.Īs you can see, a new shared folder, NetBackup, is created. To sync files in the newly created shared folder, you have to configure it depending on your needs. Once you enable the rsync file service, a new shared folder should be created. The rsync file service should be enabled.Ĭonfiguring a File Share on Synology NAS for rsync: Now, navigate to the rsync tab of the File Services section of the Control Panel app as marked in the screenshot below.Ĭheck the Enable rsync service checkbox and click on Apply as marked in the screenshot below. To enable the rsync file service on your Synology NAS, click on the File Services icon from the Control Panel app. The SSH service should be enabled on your Synology NAS.Įnable rsync File Service on Synology NAS: The Terminal & SNMP section of the Control Panel app checks the Enable SSH service checkbox and clicks on Apply as marked in the screenshot below. Now, click on the Terminal & SNMP icon as marked in the screenshot below. To enable the SSH service on your Synology NAS, open the Control Panel app from your Synology NAS DSM web GUI.Ĭlick on Advanced Mode from the Control Panel app’s top-right corner, as marked in the screenshot below. Enable SSH Service on Synology NAS:īefore you can enable rsync on your Synology NAS, you need to enable the SSH service on your Synology NAS because rsync uses the SSH protocol for syncing files between your computer and the Synology NAS.
This article will show you how to enable rsync on your Synology NAS and sync files from your computer to your Synology NAS. It can also be used to make incremental backups. It is used to sync files from your computer to a remote computer, from a remote computer to your computer, from a folder to another folder on the same computer, from your computer to your external hard drive, from a remote computer to your external hard drive, etc. rsync is a command-line program for syncing files.