lsyncd/lsyncd
Lsyncd (Live Syncing Daemon) synchronizes local directories with remote targets observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5404
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 644
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6063 stars · 478 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lsyncd is a live syncing daemon that watches local directory trees via inotify/fsevents and spawns rsync (or custom actions) to mirror changes to remote targets. It is a lightweight, one-way mirror solution configurable through shell scripts or Lua.
Use cases
- keep a remote mirror of a local directory in near real-time
- sync files from a secure server to a less secure area over ssh
- live-mirror web content across servers without changing filesystems
- trigger custom sync actions on file change events
- replicate deployment files to multiple targets with low overhead
When to choose
- you need simple one-way live directory mirroring without block devices or kernel modules
- you want rsync-based syncing triggered automatically by file events
- you need configurable sync actions via shell or Lua
- you're syncing from a secure area to a less secure one
When to avoid
- you need two-way/bidirectional synchronization - lsyncd explicitly does not support it and data corruption is possible
- you're syncing databases or systems under heavy load - DRBD is better suited
- you need a FUSE-based or filesystem-level solution like GlusterFS or BindFS
- you need a actively maintained project - it is up for adoption and needs a new maintainer
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
file-system backup deployment cli files self-hosted cli self-hosted file-synchronization rsync inotify live-mirror lua daemon devops automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lsyncd/lsyncd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8d0b57e313c4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lsyncd/lsyncd | main | 23 |
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