File Sync

PixelFS supports file synchronization between multiple devices. You can start the file synchronization service with a simple command to achieve synchronization across devices.

Add Sync

Command: pixelfs sync add

pixelfs sync add \
    --name=example \
    --src=0x29e3abdb587207dc4ac9c708670eefde717ef307:/home/sync \
    --dest=0x1211abdb5839908jhuh9c708670eekljhmh08ndb:/home/sync \
    --duplex

Parameter description:

• --name: The name of the synchronization task.
• --src: Source storage location, in the format node-id:/path.
• --dest: Destination storage location, in the format node-id:/path.
• --duplex: Whether to enable bidirectional synchronization. If this parameter is not specified, the default is one-way synchronization.

Ignore Files

During synchronization, you can ignore specific files or directories using the .pixelfsignore file.

The format of the .pixelfsignore file is the same as .gitignore.

Example:

# Ignore all .log files
*.log  

# Ignore directories
logs/

Start Sync

Command: pixelfs sync start

pixelfs sync start <sync-id>

TIP

You can use pixelfs sync ls to view synchronization task IDs.

Delete Sync

Command: pixelfs sync rm

pixelfs sync rm <sync-id>

Stop Sync

Command: pixelfs sync stop

Stopping a synchronization task will only stop the current synchronization service. The synchronization task will automatically resume the next time PixelFS starts.

pixelfs sync stop <sync-id>