Synchronization Tab

Server synchronization is a comprehensive feature for scheduled automatic file or directory synchronization.

ftp_service_synchro_tab

It is ideal for automatic file or directory backup and mirroring. This function only download difference in content of your remote directory to your local folder.

By difference is meant:

new folder
various filename or extension
various time and/or date of creation (modification)
various size

See also section Hints in FTP documentation for example how to live backup your mail folder.

If you want to perform synchronization process right away, select task from list and hit the 'Sync Now' button. For adding or editing tasks, click the proper button. The Server Synchronization dialog will appear.

server_synchro_dialog

Field	Description
Description	Identification of this task in synchronizations list. Enter some descriptive text.
Log File	Path of the file that logs synchronizations. Click the "..." button to select this file. The recommended file format is .txt. If you click the Sync Now button (FTP Service – Synchronization), the log file opens – you can watch the synchronization progress.
Source	Three types are available FTP: Backup your IceWarp FTP Server. This is the most common usage. HTTP: Synchronize an HTTP URL (one file only) with locally stored file. This can be handy. Directory: Synchronize from some local or network directory.
Server	Specifies server name.
Username	Username used to login to server.
Password	Password used to login to server.
Directory	Remote relative directory path. Uses slashes - /
Ignore List	Enter regexes with file names that you want to ignore when the directory is synchronized. I.e. these files will not be copied into the destination directory. E.g.: \.db& – all files with the .db extension are ignored.
Recursive (synchronize subdirectories )	If enabled, all subdirectories will be synchronized too.
Clone	If enabled, 1:1 copy of the source directory (From) is created in the destination directory (To). NOTE that files that are in the destination directory but are not in the source directory are deleted.
Directory	A folder in your computer for the synchronization.
Ignore List	Enter regexes with file names that you want to ignore when the directory is synchronized. I.e. these files will not be deleted from the destination directory even if the source directory does not include them. E.g.: \.db& – all files with the .db extension are ignored.
Schedule	Select days of week and use the radio buttons to set frequency of synchronization process