# Rsync Time Machine Rsync Time Machine is a backup system, based on rsync and very similar to Apple's Time Machine. This means it will keep an history of each file at different points in time. ## Pre-requisites Rsync Time Machine is based on a Client-Server architecture. The clients are the workstations to backup. The server is a remote server that will host the backups. Rsync Time Machine is based on rsync, so you will need it on both the workstations and the server. Rsync Time Machine uses SSH to transfer files and authenticate through SSH keys, so your server must be reachable through SSH.