harkirat1892 / sync_folders

Using rsync, this script syncs a folder on both of the systems. More improvements required such as implementing a basic web server for the purpose to co-ordinate better, but posting this as of now.

This is a basic Python script that helps in synchronizing two folders on different systems, accessible via SSH keys. This uses rsync, which is available on almost all Linux based systems.

Watchdog is used, which monitors the folder for any changes. If any change is done in the folder, the Handler is called which uses rsync to update files on the destination server if source has the same file with recent modification date. Also, any new files in source also get copied to the destination.

To start, run:

python3 sync.py

on both the systems.

DO remember to change the src and dest variables in config file accordingly.

Requirements:

Apart from having SSH key based login access into the other system with the systems, the following are required:

Python 3+

Watchdog

sudo pip3 install watchdog

More about rsync with tutorial:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-rsync-to-sync-local-and-remote-directories-on-a-vps