rsync-action/README.md

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# Rsync action
This action sends the contents of a directory to a remote server using [rsync][rsync].
## Usage
Basic usage:
```yaml
- name: Transfer files
uses: https://git.pvv.ntnu.no/oysteikt/rsync-action@v1
with:
source: ./path/to/directory/
target: /path/at/remote/
username: username
host: hostname
ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
```
Advanced usage:
```yaml
- name: Transfer files
uses: https://git.pvv.ntnu.no/oysteikt/rsync-action@v1
with:
source: ./path/to/directory/
target: /path/at/remote/
username: username
host: hostname
port: 2222
ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
args: -avz --mkpath --exclude 'node_modules' --delete
known-hosts-content: "[hostname]:2222 ssh-ed25519 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
```
## Recommended setup on the remote server
To force the action to only write to a specific directory,
and to prevent excessive damage should the SSH key be compromised,
it is recommended to force the command in the `authorized_keys` file.
```shell
command="rrsync -wo /directory/to/write/to",restrict,no-agent-forwarding,no-port-forwarding,no-pty,no-X11-forwarding ssh-ed25519 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
```
The path specified in `target` will now be relative to `/directory/to/write/to`.
[rsync]: https://rsync.samba.org/