From 335ad348e51f3cd3d02bd52486b04a19984743be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fuxino Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 21:56:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 09632a5..266b844 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -45,3 +45,12 @@ For Arch Linux, a PKGBUILD that automates this process is provided. After installing, copy simple_backup.conf (if you used the PKGBUILD on Arch, it will be in /etc/simple_backup/) to $HOME/.config/simple_backup and edit is as needed. +## Remote backup +> **Warning** +> This feature is experimental + +It's possible to use a remote server as destination for the backup. Just use the --username and --host arguments (or set them in the configuration file). +For this to work, rsync must be installed on the server too. + +### Server authentication +Right now only authentication using SSH key works. If an ssh-agent is running on your system, available ssh keys will be used automatically. Otherwise, it's possible to specify the key location. Note that if no ssh agent is running, it might be necessary to unlock the private key more than once.