Rsync for Tasker

An Android app providing Tasker plugin actions to allow running rsync over SSH.

Tasker is a very useful and widely used automation app for Android with a plugin architecture that allows other apps (such as this one) to add extra functionality.

This app provides the following actions for use within Tasker:

• Generate Private Key - Generates a private key to use for SSH authentication
• Get Public Key - Retrieves a public key from a previously generated private key
• rsync - Run an rsync command to synchronise files to or from the device
• dbclient - Run an SSH command non-interactively (experimental)

The packaged native binaries of Dropbear and rsync are my own builds which I keep updated with new releases.

Reasons for requested permissions:

• FOREGROUND_SERVICE \ Run actions for more than a short time when triggered from older versions of Tasker.
• FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE \ (Android 14+) Run actions for more than a short time when triggered from older versions of Tasker.
• INTERNET \ Allow connecting to SSH servers (even if the SSH server is on your local network Android prevents connections without this permission).
• MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE \ (Android 11+) To read or write the files on your device with rsync.
• WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE \ (Android 10 and below) To read or write the files on your device with rsync.
• POST_NOTIFICATIONS \ Show a notification that a new version is available (if checking for updates is enabled).
• REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES \ Prompt to install an update after you have tapped on the update notification and chosen 'Download'.

Download

You can find a link to the latest download at http://nerdoftheherd.com/projects/rsync-for-tasker/.