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---
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page_title: "RSync - Synced Folders"
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sidebar_current: "syncedfolder-rsync"
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---
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# RSync
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**Synced folder type:** `rsync`
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Vagrant can use [rsync](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rsync) as a mechanism
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to sync a folder to the guest machine. This synced folder type is useful
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primarily in situations where other synced folder mechanisms are not available,
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such as when NFS or VirtualBox shared folders aren't available in the guest
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machine.
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The rsync synced folder does a one-time one-way sync from the machine running
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to the machine being started by Vagrant.
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The [rsync](/v2/cli/rsync.html) and [rsync-auto](/v2/cli/rsync-auto.html)
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commands can be used to force a resync and to automatically resync when
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changes occur in the filesystem. Without running these commands, Vagrant
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only syncs the folders on `vagrant up` or `vagrant reload`.
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## Prerequisites
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To use the rsync synced folder type, the machine running Vagrant must have
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`rsync` (or `rsync.exe`) on the path. This executable is expected to behave
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like the standard rsync tool.
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On Windows, rsync installed with Cygwin or MinGW will be detected by
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Vagrant and works well.
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The destination machine must also have rsync installed, but Vagrant
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can automatically install rsync into many operating systems. If Vagrant
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is unable to automatically install rsync for your operating system,
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it will tell you.
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## Options
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The rsync synced folder type accepts the following options:
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* `rsync__args` (string or array of strings) - A list of arguments to supply
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to `rsync`. By default this is "--verbose --archive --delete -z".
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* `rsync__auto` (boolean) - If false, then `rsync-auto` will not
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watch and automatically sync this folder. By default, this is true.
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* `rsync__exclude` (string or array of strings) - A list of files or directories
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to exclude from the sync. The values can be any acceptable rsync exclude
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pattern. By default, the ".vagrant/" directory is excluded. We recommend
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excluding revision control directories such as ".git/" as well.
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## Example
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The following is an example of using RSync to sync a folder:
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<pre class="prettyprint">
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Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
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config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", type: "rsync",
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rsync__exclude: ".git/"
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end
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</pre>
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