Right now, I am using PC-based sync software to sync my shares between my Synology NAS and the MyCloud (backup). I get a very decent 12 to 15MB/s as the data round trips between the 2 NASes. Synology Disktation has onboard software to sync to an “rsync server”. I have found some info on how to set …

Can I set up WDMyCloud as an rsync server for a Synology NAS?

alirz1 August 28, 2014, 5:22pm 3

yes it works fine. I use it between two mycloud drives. One is running the rsync daemon.

I’ve posted steps in the past on this forum on how to set it up. Its very simple. Search for posts by me i guess.

Topic		Replies	Views
Backup Synology NAS to WD My Cloud on OS5 with automatic boot script at startup using rsync My Cloud Mirror	0	100	December 29, 2025
MyCloud EX4 rsync/SSH - Is rsyncd necessary? Persistent rsync/SSH config? My Cloud OS 3	3	2260	January 15, 2017
WD MyCloud problem with rsync - better alternative firmware clean Debian or DSM5 My Cloud OS 3	17	7620	April 19, 2016
How to mount MyCloud to Synology for data transfer and backup My Cloud OS 3	12	13429	December 5, 2022
How do I run rsync on WD MyCloud 6tb gen2 to use it for synology backup? My Cloud OS 3	2	850	November 12, 2019

Support for Western Digital Hard Drives | Western Digital

Reach out to Support for more assistance.

Call Us

Email Us

Get up-to-date information about your products.

Unlock benefits and tools for your business such as enterprise support, pricing and rebate tools, marketing, loyalty, rewards, and more.

Visit Business Portal