Backup VPS using rsync

The command provided is an rsync command used for backing up files from a remote server to a local directory. Here’s a breakdown of what it does:

• root@contabo-small.devsdev.com:/ specifies the source directory on the remote server.
• -avh options stand for:
  • -a: archive mode, which preserves permissions, symlinks, and other attributes.
  • -v: verbose, providing detailed output of the transfer process.
  • -h: human-readable, making file sizes more readable.
• --exclude={...} options exclude certain directories and files from being copied.
• /Volumes/mac_partition/VPS_backup2 specifies the local destination directory.

rsync user@remotehost.com:/ -avh --exclude={"/swapfile*","/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media/*","/lost+found"} /path/to/local/backup