Backup rdiff-backup

Sadly DSM 3.0 does not ship with rdiff-backup included (only rsync). But it's simple to get it work using IPKG.

Installation

Install either py25-rdiff-backup or py26-rdiff-backup using IPKG on your DS:

ipkg install py26-rdiff-backup

If you prefer similar usage than on your linux machine create a symlink:

ln -s /opt/bin/rdiff-backup-2.6 /opt/bin/rdiff-backup
ln -s /opt/bin/rdiff-backup-statistics-2.6 /opt/bin/rdiff-backup-statistics

Usage

If you installed it properly you may now use it just like on your linux machine. There are nice examples on the official homepage of rdiff-backup.

If you want to use it on an encrypted shared folder on your DS, be sure to have this one mounted properly.