Backup from ftp-server to DS207

[bitmatic]

Hi,

I want to setup my DS207 to automatically download files from a ftp-server to the DS207 every night.

Is that possible ?

/Jakob, Denmark

[HarryPotter]

please do not double post, your other thread has been deleted and this one will be moved to "ftp mod"

[Laurence Benjamin]

Hej Jakob,

I use LFTP for this task but in reerse mode. ie. it uploads from my DS to an ftp server. I use it in mirror mode so that only changed files are uploaded. It is very robust and will happilly sit there all day reconnecting if disconnected and is smart enough to resume the upload from where it broke (and, depending on the ftp server, from the point in the file where it left off). if you have ipkg installed, simply do

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ipkg install lftp


I actually compiled my own because i wanted to use ftps (my ispdoesn't support sftp.. ()

/Laurence

[bitmatic]

Hi,

I actually solved the problem myself a few days ago. I use ncftp and have set up a cron job to do it automatically. Works like a charm.

Thanks anyway

/Jakob

[bitmatic]

Moderator -> Is it possible for the OP to close a topic when the problem is solved ?

[lextar]

Hi,

I actually solved the problem myself a few days ago. I use ncftp and have set up a cron job to do it automatically. Works like a charm.

Thanks anyway

/Jakob

How did you that? I'm interested to download automatically a backup from a remote FTP server!
Thank you

[bitmatic]

You need to have telnet access to your synology box... then:

1. install ncftp with the command "ipkg install ncftp"

2. make a script to download the files you want. I used it to download some logs from a weserver every night. With ncftp you only need a single line in the script. My script was something like this (the entire file):
"ncftpget -u ftpusername -p ftppassword ftphost destinationfolder filetodownload". You can see the complete syntax in http://www.ncftpd.com/ncftp/doc/ncftpget.html

3. Add a line to the file /etc/crontab to setup a job that downloads every night. Use a line that looks similar to:
"0 4 * * * root /volume1/scriptfilename.sh"
This line will setup a cron job that runs the scripfilename.sh script every night at 4.

And that's it....