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GlusterFS vs lsyncd

A side-by-side look at GlusterFS and lsyncd. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GlusterFS

GlusterFS

Network & Admin

GlusterFS is an open source, distributed file system that can scale out to store petabytes of data. It aggregates disk storage across servers into a single global namespace.

distributedfile-systemscalableopen-source
lsyncd

lsyncd

Backup & Sync

lsyncd is a utility that synchronizes local directories with remote targets using rsync. It aims to provide a simple way to frequently and efficiently mirror local directories across many servers.

rsyncmirroringreplication

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