sync between local and virtual machine

Question

I'm working on a windows platform and want to be able to auto sync my files one way 'on change' to my virtual windows or linux web server - also need to be able to filter file types. i can connect to the remote machine via network drives.

i'm ideally looking for a free, easy to set up solution - a commercial product that does what I need is called ViceVersa but its a little overkill and costs :)

Thanks Josh

Answer 1

I'd use rsync - simple, easy to setup, and provides the filters you need. Also very low on bandwidth after the first pass.

Here is a link explaining how to get it working in Windows

Whilst rsync doesn't allow 'on-change' auto-syncing, it is very fast when it scans a sync'ed directory (even very large ones), so you could schedule a frequent sync to overcome this.

Edit: You could combine it with a program like this, to trigger an rsync on folder contents change. Cheaper than viceversa