New Release: Rsync for Tasker 0.7
- Added an automatic update check which shows a notification to download and install the update.
- Updated dependencies.
For full details and to download this release, see the Rsync for Tasker page.
25 June 2022
Rsync for Tasker
An Android app providing Tasker plugin actions to allow running rsync over SSH.
Tasker is a very useful and widely used automation app for Android with a plugin architecture that allows other apps (such as this one) to add extra functionality.
This app provides the following actions for use within Tasker:
- Generate Private Key - Generates a private key to use for SSH authentication
- Get Public Key - Retrieves a public key from a previously generated private key
- rsync - Run an rsync command to synchronise files to or from the device
- dbclient - Run an SSH command non-interactively (experimental)
The packaged native binaries of Dropbear and rsync are my own builds which I keep updated with new releases.
Rsync for Tasker is free to use and open source, licensed under the terms of the GPL. You can browse or download the source at the GitHub repository.Download Version 0.7
- Android Package
- Kotlin Source Code .zip or .tar.gz
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New Project: Rsync for Tasker
I’ve written a plugin app for Tasker which allows running rsync over SSH from your Android device.
This currently has some rough edges (no support for host-key verification, unclear error messages) but I’m using it on a daily basis to backup files from and sync photos & music to my phone and am pleased to report that it works well.
Sadly Google rejected my submission of this app to the Play Store (and my subsequent appeal), due to the use of the MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission which is needed for the app to be at all useful. This unfortunately means that the app has to be manually downloaded and installed but I will be adding an update notification in the near future to make it easier to keep updated.
29 May 2022