Deploy Kirby with rsync

# Get ready

Before deploying Kirby with rsync, ensure you have these prerequisites installed and configured.

• Have a local development environment running.
• Have Kirby installed locally.
• Have an account with fortrabbit.
• Have an app created at fortrabbit, ideally using the Kirby preset.

# Deployment

Synchronize your Kirby project files between your local machine and the fortrabbit environment using these rsync commands.

# UP: from local to remote (syncs to the app root)
$ rsync -av ./ {{app-env-id}}@ssh.{{region}}.frbit.app:

# DOWN: from remote to local (syncs from the app root)
$ rsync -av {{app-env-id}}@ssh.{{region}}.frbit.app: ./

See the rsync article for more details.

# The vendor folder

When syncing your project root with rsync, the Composer vendor folder is included; this works reliably in most cases. Ensure your local PHP version roughly matches the fortrabbit remote for best compatibility. Alternatively, you can run composer install on the fortrabbit environment, or use Git deployment with build commands to automate dependency installation—see the git and rsync workflow guide for details.