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Syncthing can be a little confusing if you are coming from something like Dropbox or WebDAV. It’s not really quite like anything else I’ve used. And with that
by jchw 5y ago
Syncthing can be a little confusing if you are coming from something like Dropbox or WebDAV. It’s not really quite like anything else I’ve used.
And with that having been said, it’s great. It’s maybe more powerful than you’d expect. My NAS for example has a one-way synced folder from a different box for backup, while having a default shared folder with all of my PCs. It’s also great because not all machines have to always be online; it can gracefully handle deferring stuff. For me, since my NAS is connected all the time, I can use it a bit like a central service, syncing between machines that have no overlap in uptime. Simultaneously, if the NAS needs to be down, it doesn’t interrupt syncing between other nodes. And unlike centralized solutions like Dropbox, I’m not limited by my internet connection, since it’s all local... unless I leave the house. In which case Syncthing appears to continue to stay connected, which is really handy.