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Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by hparadiz »

ubermonkey wrote: post #68
aborsy wrote: post #20

Best sync software in my view. The only downside is that there is no good iOS app. I think the developers made the right decision focusing the software on peer to peer sync (i.e., not expanding to nearby “cloud features”: backup, photos, videos, office, etc).

"The only downside is that there is no good iOS app." That's a dealbreaker for iOS folks, though. I hate the mission creep Dropbox has embraced, and would definitely consider something else, but I need access to my stuff on Windows, MacOS, and iOS. Anything that doesn't hit all three notes isn't a contender.

To me it's a dealbreaker for iOS. iPhones are just toys that don't get real work done.

I take a photo with with my phone and it's synced to my Linux desktop in 1-2 seconds.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by lost_tourist »

hparadiz wrote: post #71
ubermonkey wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"The only downside is that there is no good iOS app." That's a dealbreaker for iOS folks, though. I hate the mission creep Dropbox has embraced, and would definitely consider something else, but I need access to my stuff on Windows, MacOS, and iOS. Anything that doesn't hit all three notes isn't a contender.

To me it's a dealbreaker for iOS. iPhones are just toys that don't get real work done. I take a photo with with my phone and it's synced to my Linux desktop in 1-2 seconds.

Strange flex on ios users lol.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by btobolaski »

est31 wrote: post #62
celsoazevedo wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's Möbius Sync, but iOS restrictions means that it can't work in the background or access folders like it does on Android/Windows/macOS/Linux.

iOS literally doesn't have "just there for storage" directories that are not icloud. Either you use the photos pool, or you use icloud, or you use per-app directories that are local to each app. But then those directories cannot be accessed by other apps. Even if access to individual files is implemented, it's often very buggy. Say you have a pictures directory shared via Möbius Sync. Then you want to edit one of the…

Working copy has some of doing this. I had it syncing my logseq notes and it worked fine (other than merge conflict type things). The setup was fairly convoluted though.

This is how it is done https://github.com/CharlesChiuGit/Logseq-Git-Sync-101/wiki/F...

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by [deleted] »

princevegeta89 wrote: post #46
aborsy wrote: post #20

Best sync software in my view. The only downside is that there is no good iOS app. I think the developers made the right decision focusing the software on peer to peer sync (i.e., not expanding to nearby “cloud features”: backup, photos, videos, office, etc).

Is there a way to leverage this software and deploy something like a self hosted Google drive that also allows us to generate public links for sharing ?

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Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by tener »

ceeam wrote: post #29

Using resilio (which is NOT open source, of course and is actually kinda abandoned) until they implement selective sync (also "cloud" files browser). This is THE feature that is the deal breaker for me to switch. No, I don't sync hundreds of gigabytes from my personal cloud to my fokken phone, or even laptop, or even work PC. Still want access to all of them on demand.

You do have ignore lists, but the UX is extra bad. OTOH resilio ate my files in certain situations, so I had to ditch it.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by Obscurity4340 »

em-bee wrote: post #49
aborsy wrote: post #20

Best sync software in my view. The only downside is that there is no good iOS app. I think the developers made the right decision focusing the software on peer to peer sync (i.e., not expanding to nearby “cloud features”: backup, photos, videos, office, etc).

which tool besides syncthing can do automatic backups of my phone? by automatic i mean copy photos and other data to a second device of my choosing as soon as they are created. the primary use for syncthing on my phone is to make sure data is backed up immediately. i have yet to find an app that has the resilience and flexibility of syncthing for this purpose. apart from that the primary issue i have with syncthing i…

iMazing can perform wifi-based backups and there is an included tool (iMazing mini I believe) that hangs out in the menu bar running in the background to perform scheduled backups. Requires iPhone and Mac tho.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by withinboredom »

est31 wrote: post #62
celsoazevedo wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's Möbius Sync, but iOS restrictions means that it can't work in the background or access folders like it does on Android/Windows/macOS/Linux.

iOS literally doesn't have "just there for storage" directories that are not icloud. Either you use the photos pool, or you use icloud, or you use per-app directories that are local to each app. But then those directories cannot be accessed by other apps. Even if access to individual files is implemented, it's often very buggy. Say you have a pictures directory shared via Möbius Sync. Then you want to edit one of the…

Apple has a “files” app that lets you access your “home directory” on the phone. It def has “just there for storage” space. It’s literally the best way to access/delete some log files.

Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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JeremyNT wrote: post #65
sneak wrote: post #34

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It also phones home by default unless you turn it off (via crash and usage reporting), and in the default vendor-provided state grants arbitrary remote code execution ability to the developer (via unattended auto update which is on by default). Fortunately most distro packages and docker containers disable this dangerous behavior

> in the default vendor-provided state grants arbitrary remote code execution ability to the developer (via unattended auto update which is on by default) I find this a curious, borderline alarmist framing of the automatic update mechanism. Many pieces of software have automatic updates. What you say is no less true for common programs like Firefox or Google Chrome. Obviously you have to consider your threat model, b…

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Re: Syncthing: A continuous file synchronization program

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Post by paradox460 »

I've used Syncthing in the past to keep different volumes in "sync" in a distributed system. The API was simple enough to plug into an orchestration framework, and for quick/dirty projects it's phenomenal.

Right now I'm actually using it for a very small minecraft server on Fly.io. The game server runs on a "bigger" instance, and there's a web server running on a much smaller (and therefore "free") instance, for displaying the game map and similar things. Syncthing copies the generated squaremap tiles to the webserver, so when the game server is down, the map is still available

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