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'''NOTE:''' In a '''Terminal:~$''' instruction items written in bold are comments and are not to be entered in the terminal itself.

'''NOTE:''' In nano instructions anything in bold is a comment and is not to be entered.

== '''INFO''' ==

=== Default Username & Password ===

 Username: root
 Password: welc0me

=== Power Off - Local ===

*Open a web browser and in the address bar type in the IP address of your My Cloud device
*Settings >> Utilities >> Device Management >> Shutdown

=== Power Off - Remote ===

== '''HOWTO: ENABLE''' ==

=== SSH ===

Settings >> Network >> Network Services >> SSH >> On.

=== RSYNC ===

Ensure that SSH has been enabled on the My Cloud, then:

 '''Terminal:~$'''
 
 ssh root@192.168.0.100 '''where the IP address after @ is the WD My Cloud'''

The default log details are:

 Username: root
 Password: welc0me

 '''TERMINAL:~$'''
 
 nano /etc/rsyncd.secrets

CTRL+O, then CTRL+X to save to disc and close the nano/file, the file will be empty but it is needed later on in the tutorial.

 '''TERMINAL:~$'''
 
 nano /etc/rsyncd.conf
 
 [shares] 
 
 # The following path works fine.  When you setup the backup task you will be able to choose the desired WD share.
 path = /shares
 uid = root
 gid = root
 read only = no
 list = yes
 
 # auth users = all
 secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
 
 # the IP address(es) of machines to have access, modify the IP address(es) to mirror those of your own network
 # hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 '''allows everyone, remove the # to enable'''
 # hosts allow = 192.168.0.100/255.255.255.0 '''allows a specific IP address, remove the # to enable'''

CTRL+O, then CTRL+X to save to disc and close the nano/file.

 '''Terminal:~$'''
 
 rsync --daemon

It should now be possible to run your backup task.

To start rsync automatically on the WD reboot, do the following:

 '''Terminal:~$'''
 
 nano /etc/init.d/rsync
 
 '''change'''
 RSYNC_ENABLE=false
 '''to'''
 RSYNC_ENABLE=true

CTRL+O, then CTRL+X to save to disc and close the nano/file.

 '''Terminal:~$'''
 
 nano /etc/default/rsync
 
 '''change'''
 RSYNC_ENABLE=false
 '''to'''
 RSYNC_ENABLE=true

Thanks to [http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-My-Cloud/Can-I-set-up-WDMyCloud-as-an-rsync-server-for-a-Synology-NAS/m-p/834213/highlight/true#M26094 Etupes at WD Community]

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