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Super cool. It would be really awesome to get this in the web browser as well. I would love to have access to my music/movie collection on anything with a brows

Super cool. It would be really awesome to get this in the web browser as well. I would love to have access to my music/movie collection on anything with a browser. You also wouldn't need to worry about setting up DNS/Public IP for the host. github.com/anacrolix/torrent supports WebTorrent so it shouldn't be that hard.

ignoramous 6y ago
Not over bit-torrent but this exists: https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/
- remram 6y ago
  Syncthing does not work in the browser and does not provide on-demand access to files. It syncs directories.
  - toomuchtodo 6y ago
    Not yet, but it could.
    - 67868018 6y ago
      The constant "Out of Sync" errors in Syncthing make me think it's not so great at it's first job.
    - remram 6y ago
      On-demand access to files is a completely different workflow than syncing. It would also clash with the name, and require a change in technologies to run in the browser, as well as transport protocols.
      - toomuchtodo 6y ago
        I don't agree. Dropbox syncs files across all of my devices, but I can also get files out using a web interface and mobile device apps (which, coincidently, is why I don't use syncthing). Regardless of the name, I think on demand access would be complementary to it's primary purpose (syncing), and serving up the content over http would be trivial (as well as over bittorrent/webtorrent, considering existing library support [1] [2]). At it's core, syncthing is an object distribution orchestration system, therefore other transports besides native syncing should always be considered (imho). [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23818659 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23818659 (HN: Libtorrent adds support for the WebTorrent protocol) [2] https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html (WebSeed - HTTP/FTP Seeding (GetRight style))
        remram 6y ago
        You know what, if you are willing to spend this much time proving that you are "not technically wrong", I will give it to you. Sure, everything can be turned into anything, given enough effort. And Syncthing does show similarities if you squint really hard. It doesn't change the fact that the "have access to my music/movie collection on anything with a browser" mentioned by the grand-parent is not what Syncthing does, and is not even close to what it does now or what the team is interested in implementing [1]. While it is a great piece of software (that I personally use), this recommendation was misguiding. Have a good rest of your week. [1]: https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/6753#issuecomment-645510165 https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/6753#issuecomm...
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ignoramous 6y ago

Not over bit-torrent but this exists: https://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/

remram 6y ago
Syncthing does not work in the browser and does not provide on-demand access to files. It syncs directories.
- toomuchtodo 6y ago
  Not yet, but it could.
  - 67868018 6y ago
    The constant "Out of Sync" errors in Syncthing make me think it's not so great at it's first job.
  - remram 6y ago
    On-demand access to files is a completely different workflow than syncing. It would also clash with the name, and require a change in technologies to run in the browser, as well as transport protocols.
    - toomuchtodo 6y ago
      I don't agree. Dropbox syncs files across all of my devices, but I can also get files out using a web interface and mobile device apps (which, coincidently, is why I don't use syncthing). Regardless of the name, I think on demand access would be complementary to it's primary purpose (syncing), and serving up the content over http would be trivial (as well as over bittorrent/webtorrent, considering existing library support [1] [2]). At it's core, syncthing is an object distribution orchestration system, therefore other transports besides native syncing should always be considered (imho). [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23818659 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23818659 (HN: Libtorrent adds support for the WebTorrent protocol) [2] https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html https://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html (WebSeed - HTTP/FTP Seeding (GetRight style))
      - remram 6y ago
        You know what, if you are willing to spend this much time proving that you are "not technically wrong", I will give it to you. Sure, everything can be turned into anything, given enough effort. And Syncthing does show similarities if you squint really hard. It doesn't change the fact that the "have access to my music/movie collection on anything with a browser" mentioned by the grand-parent is not what Syncthing does, and is not even close to what it does now or what the team is interested in implementing [1]. While it is a great piece of software (that I personally use), this recommendation was misguiding. Have a good rest of your week. [1]: https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/6753#issuecomment-645510165 https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/6753#issuecomm...
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