NAME
bup-server - the server side of the bup client-server
relationship
SYNOPSIS
bup server
DESCRIPTION
bup server
is the server side of a remote bup session.
If you use bup-split
(1) or bup-save
(1) with
the -r
option, they will ssh to the remote server and run
bup server
to receive the transmitted objects.
There is normally no reason to run bup server
yourself.
MODES
- smart
-
In this mode, the server checks each incoming object against the idx
files in its repository. If any object already exists, it tells the
client about the idx file it was found in, allowing the client to
download that idx and avoid sending duplicate data. This is
bup-server
’s default mode.
- dumb
-
In this mode, the server will not check its local index before writing
an object. To avoid writing duplicate objects, the server will tell the
client to download all of its
.idx
files at the start of
the session. This mode is useful on low powered server hardware (ie
router/slow NAS).
FILES
- $BUP_DIR/bup-dumb-server
-
Activate dumb server mode, as discussed above. This file is not created
by default in new repositories.
SEE ALSO
bup-save
(1), bup-split
(1)
BUP
Part of the bup
(1) suite.