diff --git a/worker/cmd_provider.go b/worker/cmd_provider.go
index 9bdaa09..61280c6 100644
--- a/worker/cmd_provider.go
+++ b/worker/cmd_provider.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package worker
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex"
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ type cmdProvider struct {
 	baseProvider
 	cmdConfig
 	command []string
-	cmd     *cmdJob
-	logFile *os.File
 }
 
 func newCmdProvider(c cmdConfig) (*cmdProvider, error) {
@@ -59,32 +55,9 @@ func (p *cmdProvider) Start() error {
 		env[k] = v
 	}
 	p.cmd = newCmdJob(p.command, p.WorkingDir(), env)
-
-	logFile, err := os.OpenFile(p.LogFile(), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := p.setLogFile(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	p.logFile = logFile
-	p.cmd.SetLogFile(logFile)
 
 	return p.cmd.Start()
 }
-
-func (p *cmdProvider) Wait() error {
-	if p.logFile != nil {
-		defer p.logFile.Close()
-	}
-	return p.cmd.Wait()
-}
-
-func (p *cmdProvider) Terminate() error {
-	logger.Debug("terminating provider: %s", p.Name())
-	if p.cmd == nil {
-		return errors.New("provider command job not initialized")
-	}
-	if p.logFile != nil {
-		p.logFile.Close()
-	}
-	err := p.cmd.Terminate()
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/worker/provider.go b/worker/provider.go
index 7aca550..700df5d 100644
--- a/worker/provider.go
+++ b/worker/provider.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package worker
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
 
 // mirror provider is the wrapper of mirror jobs
 
@@ -45,7 +49,11 @@ type baseProvider struct {
 	ctx      *Context
 	name     string
 	interval time.Duration
-	hooks    []jobHook
+
+	cmd     *cmdJob
+	logFile *os.File
+
+	hooks []jobHook
 }
 
 func (p *baseProvider) Name() string {
@@ -104,3 +112,38 @@ func (p *baseProvider) AddHook(hook jobHook) {
 func (p *baseProvider) Hooks() []jobHook {
 	return p.hooks
 }
+
+func (p *baseProvider) setLogFile() error {
+	if p.LogFile() == "/dev/null" {
+		p.cmd.SetLogFile(nil)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	logFile, err := os.OpenFile(p.LogFile(), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("Error opening logfile %s: %s", p.LogFile(), err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	p.logFile = logFile
+	p.cmd.SetLogFile(logFile)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *baseProvider) Wait() error {
+	if p.logFile != nil {
+		defer p.logFile.Close()
+	}
+	return p.cmd.Wait()
+}
+
+func (p *baseProvider) Terminate() error {
+	logger.Debug("terminating provider: %s", p.Name())
+	if p.cmd == nil {
+		return errors.New("provider command job not initialized")
+	}
+	if p.logFile != nil {
+		p.logFile.Close()
+	}
+	err := p.cmd.Terminate()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/worker/rsync_provider.go b/worker/rsync_provider.go
index cf35a91..5d25971 100644
--- a/worker/rsync_provider.go
+++ b/worker/rsync_provider.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "time"
 
 type rsyncConfig struct {
 	name                               string
+	rsyncCmd                           string
 	upstreamURL, password, excludeFile string
 	workingDir, logDir, logFile        string
 	useIPv6                            bool
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ type rsyncConfig struct {
 type rsyncProvider struct {
 	baseProvider
 	rsyncConfig
+	options []string
 }
 
 func newRsyncProvider(c rsyncConfig) (*rsyncProvider, error) {
@@ -27,6 +29,25 @@ func newRsyncProvider(c rsyncConfig) (*rsyncProvider, error) {
 		rsyncConfig: c,
 	}
 
+	if c.rsyncCmd == "" {
+		provider.rsyncCmd = "rsync"
+	}
+
+	options := []string{
+		"-aHvh", "--no-o", "--no-g", "--stats",
+		"--exclude", ".~tmp~/",
+		"--delete", "--delete-after", "--delay-updates",
+		"--safe-links", "--timeout=120", "--contimeout=120",
+	}
+
+	if c.useIPv6 {
+		options = append(options, "-6")
+	}
+
+	if c.excludeFile != "" {
+		options = append(options, "--exclude-from", c.excludeFile)
+	}
+
 	provider.ctx.Set(_WorkingDirKey, c.workingDir)
 	provider.ctx.Set(_LogDirKey, c.logDir)
 	provider.ctx.Set(_LogFileKey, c.logFile)
@@ -34,17 +55,19 @@ func newRsyncProvider(c rsyncConfig) (*rsyncProvider, error) {
 	return provider, nil
 }
 
-// TODO: implement this
 func (p *rsyncProvider) Start() error {
-	return nil
-}
+	env := map[string]string{}
+	if p.password != "" {
+		env["RSYNC_PASSWORD"] = p.password
+	}
+	command := []string{p.rsyncCmd}
+	command = append(command, p.options...)
+	command = append(command, p.upstreamURL, p.WorkingDir())
 
-// TODO: implement this
-func (p *rsyncProvider) Terminate() error {
-	return nil
-}
+	p.cmd = newCmdJob(command, p.WorkingDir(), env)
+	if err := p.setLogFile(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
-// TODO: implement this
-func (p *rsyncProvider) Wait() error {
-	return nil
+	return p.cmd.Start()
 }