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> Huh, is this tractable? My opinion is "yes" - the source is available and runs as a docker container, the client setup is pretty trivial (on Android you'll n

> Huh, is this tractable? My opinion is "yes" - the source is available and runs as a docker container, the client setup is pretty trivial (on Android you'll need Fennec or another alternate build of Firefox to get at the settings). I'm aware of one user group running a shared instance and it seems to work as advertised. https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver

vladvasiliu 5y ago
I didn't know it was possible to self-host the server, and I always felt somewhat uneasy with syncing this info on someone else's computer. So I click your link, but the repo says > Note that this repository is no longer being maintained. Use this at your own risk, and with the understanding that it is not being maintained, work is being done on its replacement, and that no support or assistance will be offered. So I guess I'll have to wait a little more...
- 3np 5y ago
  Context: https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver/pull/294 https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver/pull/294 So basically they stopped running the older version themselves but don't consider the newer version production-ready yet. What a mess.
- GekkePrutser 5y ago
  Unlike most browser's sync systems, Firefox's is actually end to end encrypted. Though when I log in on a mobile device I don't even have to enter the password so I kinda doubt it passes the mud puddle test. But at least the info is not just stored in the clear ready for datamining like Chrome or Edge do. Though Chrome has very recently added e2e for its passwords but not for the bookmarks.
Teever 5y ago
Is this code actually usable? I didn't look into it personally but a few years ago I tasked an employee with setting up local instance of this for a very privacy conscious small business and after a few days of looking at it he said that it would be too much work to get the released material into a state that end users could make use of. This could have changed since then however.
- 3np 5y ago
  > Is this code actually usable? Yes. See my comment above. Nothing that a persistent admin can't pull off. I wouldn't blame your coworker for giving up, though.
milescrabill 5y ago
I believe that https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncstorage-rs https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncstorage-rs is intended to be the modern syncserver replacement.

vladvasiliu 5y ago

I didn't know it was possible to self-host the server, and I always felt somewhat uneasy with syncing this info on someone else's computer. So I click your link, but the repo says > Note that this repository is no longer being maintained. Use this at your own risk, and with the understanding that it is not being maintained, work is being done on its replacement, and that no support or assistance will be offered. So I guess I'll have to wait a little more...

3np 5y ago
Context: https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver/pull/294 https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncserver/pull/294 So basically they stopped running the older version themselves but don't consider the newer version production-ready yet. What a mess.
GekkePrutser 5y ago
Unlike most browser's sync systems, Firefox's is actually end to end encrypted. Though when I log in on a mobile device I don't even have to enter the password so I kinda doubt it passes the mud puddle test. But at least the info is not just stored in the clear ready for datamining like Chrome or Edge do. Though Chrome has very recently added e2e for its passwords but not for the bookmarks.

Teever 5y ago

Is this code actually usable? I didn't look into it personally but a few years ago I tasked an employee with setting up local instance of this for a very privacy conscious small business and after a few days of looking at it he said that it would be too much work to get the released material into a state that end users could make use of. This could have changed since then however.

3np 5y ago
> Is this code actually usable? Yes. See my comment above. Nothing that a persistent admin can't pull off. I wouldn't blame your coworker for giving up, though.

milescrabill 5y ago

I believe that https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncstorage-rs https://github.com/mozilla-services/syncstorage-rs is intended to be the modern syncserver replacement.