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Re: Firefox Sync actually works

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You have an incredulous tone, but you can host Sentry (it's open source) and it's very common to host databases in the cloud.

I just hoped that everything on that server could run locally and not depend on any cloud based tech.

I strongly suggest to read the requirements fully before commenting what amounts to misinformation at best.

You can run everything locally. You don't need spanner and can use mysql instead as a database. Also, as the previous commenter already told you, you can can run sentry locally.

Let's see whether you're willing and able to walk back your comments. I'm in the same boat as you - I'd want to run everything locally and I'm very happy to see it's entirely possible.

Re: Firefox Sync actually works

#342

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just hoped that everything on that server could run locally and not depend on any cloud based tech.

I strongly suggest to read the requirements fully before commenting what amounts to misinformation at best. You can run everything locally. You don't need spanner and can use mysql instead as a database. Also, as the previous commenter already told you, you can can run sentry locally. Let's see whether you're willing and able to walk back your comments. I'm in the same boat as you - I'd want to run everything locally…

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Re: Firefox Sync actually works

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i gave it a try last month with some bad results. for context, i was using firefox containers before using sync, and i lost all my containers after trying this!

the bookmarks did not get synced to a new device after logging in there either.

i am sure there might be a good explanation for this or someplace i went wrong, but it is not idiot-proof yet to say the least.

for most privacy-centric guys, just a bookmark sync solution is better suited imo, and some of them also work across different browsers fwiw.

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