Casync

casync

casync

Linux software utility

casync (content-addressable synchronisation) is a Linux software utility designed to distribute frequently-updated file system images over the Internet.[2][3]

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Utility

According to the creator Lennart Poettering, casync is inspired by rsync and Git,[4] as well as tar.[5] casync is aimed to be used for Internet of things (IoT), container, virtual machine (VM), portable services, and operating system (OS) images, as well as backups and home directory synchronization.[3] casync splits images into variable size segments, uses sha256 checksums, and aims to work with content delivery networks (CDNs).[5][4] Available for Linux only,[4] packages are available for Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch Linux.[5]

Similar software

Similar software that delivers file system images are:[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "systemd/casync". Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    "The casync filesystem image distribution tool [LWN.net]". lwn.net.
  3. [3]
    "Lennart Poettering Announces New Project: casync - Phoronix". Phoronix.
  4. [4]
    "casync — A tool for distributing file system images". 0pointer.net.
  5. [5]
    "Synchronisationsprogramm casync in erster Version - Pro-Linux". www.pro-linux.de.


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