I'm working on creating a snapshot of my entire vps, including all settings and directories - everything.I would like to download the backup from my remote vps machine to my local computer. I found a code online:rsync -auHxv numeric-idsHowever, I'm not sure how to make this work on the remote server and download to my computer. Also, I'm new to rsync so if you see room for improvement, your insight is greatly appreciated. 
How To rsync Entire Disk To Create Complete VPS Back Up
linux;debian;rsync;backup;snapshot
rsync is usually used via ssh like this:$ rsync -avz -e ssh hosting:<PATH> .-e ssh can be omitted because ssh is the default:$ rsync -avz hosting:<PATH> .where hosting is ssh alias for your VPS server. You can also use an explicit IP address and username. Next time the same command will run only new files will be downloaded.-a means archive mode - copy directory recursively and recreate symlinks, save permissions, modification times, groups ownerhsip, owners-v means verbose-z means compress