# Transfer a project with rsync

Coming soon. Planned worked example, not available yet in production.

## Before you start

Planned workflow: generate the alias and check that a plain SSH command runs. Run the dry run locally first and review every file it lists. Exclude credentials and local state. The example does not delete destination files.

## Preview the upload

Planned example · dry run only · replace placeholders

```
rzv sandboxes ssh-config <sandbox-id> --write
ssh <sandbox-id>.rzv true
rsync -av --dry-run --exclude .git --exclude .env --exclude node_modules -e ssh ./project/ <sandbox-id>.rzv:/workspace/project/
```

## Copy after review

Planned example · copies files

```
rsync -av --exclude .git --exclude .env --exclude node_modules -e ssh ./project/ <sandbox-id>.rzv:/workspace/project/
```

## Review and protect your work

The dry run below previews copying results back into a separate local directory. Review the destination before you remove --dry-run. No command here turns on SSH or extends the eight-hour sandbox lifetime. Copy work out before expiry and keep host verification on.

Planned example · dry run only

```
rsync -av --dry-run -e ssh <sandbox-id>.rzv:/workspace/project/ ./reviewed-copy/
```

## Related pages

[Feature guide](https://runzivo.dev/docs/sandboxes-ssh/)

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