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@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ rsend
Push configured phone folders to a home SSH host using real rsync.
rsend backs up folders such as DCIM, WhatsApp media, and call recordings to a
-remote host over SSH. One-way push only, on WiFi by default, periodic or
-manual. Small, boring, self-contained: real rsync and a pure-Go SSH transport,
-both built from source and shipped inside the APK. No foreign prebuilt
-binaries.
+remote host over SSH. One-way push only, on an unmetered network by default,
+periodic or manual. Small, boring, self-contained: real rsync and a pure-Go SSH
+transport, both built from source and shipped inside the APK. No foreign
+prebuilt binaries.
What it does
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ What it does
- Pushes one or more local folders to remote paths over rsync-over-SSH.
- Incremental: only changed files move; large videos resume (rsync --partial).
- Per-folder deletion policy: additive backup (default) or mirror (--delete).
-- Runs on unmetered WiFi, periodically (WorkManager) or on demand.
+- Runs on an unmetered network, periodically (WorkManager) or on demand.
- ed25519 key auth with strict, pinned host-key verification.
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ Run
3. Set the remote host, user, and port; run Test connection and accept the
pinned host-key fingerprint.
4. Add folders, choose each folder's deletion policy, set the schedule.
-5. Tap Sync now, or wait for the periodic WiFi sync.
+5. Tap Sync now, or wait for the periodic sync. Scheduled intervals have a
+ 15-minute minimum imposed by WorkManager.
For scheduled backup to run reliably, tap Battery and allow rsend to ignore
battery optimization. Phones with aggressive power management (Samsung, Xiaomi,
@@ -114,9 +115,8 @@ ssh-keygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub on the server.
Debug
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-- The in-app log viewer tails the plain-text rsync log.
-- Reproduce a sync from a shell using the same rsync invocation rsend logs at
- the top of each run.
+- The in-app log viewer displays the plain-text rsync log; tap Refresh to reload.
+- The log records the rsync arguments and complete process output for each run.
- rsh transport: RSH_KEY, RSH_KNOWN_HOSTS, and RSH_PORT select the key,
known_hosts file, and port. Run rsh by hand to isolate SSH from rsync.