TecMint published a tutorial about cloning a CentOS Server with Rsync.

How to Clone a CentOS Server with Rsync

Cloning is the practice of cloning an exact copy of an existing Live Linux server using the rsync command-line tool. Cloning requires 2 instances of servers – the server to be cloned and the destination server where the cloning process will occur. The rsync command-line tool synchronizes all the files and directories from the server being cloned to the destination server. In this guide, you will learn how to hot clone a CentOS server with Rsync file synchronization tool.

How to Clone a CentOS Server with Rsync