---
title: Start real-time synchronization
description: After the initial synchronization is complete, you can tell the PingDataSync server to begin real-time synchronization for the sync pipe, at which point it will start watching the source for changes and making a corresponding set of updates to the destination server.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.1
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdatasync_server_administration_guide:pd_sync_start_real_time_sync
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.1/pingdatasync_server_administration_guide/pd_sync_start_real_time_sync.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: September 13, 2023
---

# Start real-time synchronization

After the initial synchronization is complete, you can tell the PingDataSync server to begin real-time synchronization for the sync pipe, at which point it will start watching the source for changes and making a corresponding set of updates to the destination server.

You can do this using the `realtime-sync start` command:

```
realtime-sync start \
     --hostname sync.example.com \
     --port 636 \
     --useSSL \
     --trustStorePath config/truststore \
     --bindDN "cn=Directory Manager" \
     --bindPasswordFile directory-manager-password.txt \
     --pipe-name "LDAP Source to SCIMv2 Destination" \
     --no-prompt
```