From a157cbef43f13834425794d70664c037b2c1d7ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:03:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add troubleshooting section for missing rsync on remote host Co-authored-by: Burnett01 <1208707+Burnett01@users.noreply.github.com> --- README.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8ee1562..c08303a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -238,6 +238,27 @@ More advanced examples: - https://github.com/Burnett01/rsync-deployments/issues/71 - https://github.com/Burnett01/rsync-deployments/issues/52 +### Missing rsync on Remote Host + +If the action fails with "rsync: command not found" or similar errors, rsync is not installed on your remote server. Install it using your system's package manager: + +**Ubuntu/Debian:** +```bash +sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install rsync +``` + +**CentOS/RHEL/Rocky/AlmaLinux:** +```bash +sudo yum install rsync +# OR on newer versions: +sudo dnf install rsync +``` + +**Alpine Linux:** +```bash +sudo apk add rsync +``` + --- ## Versions