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What's your opinion on SyncThing? I find this checks a ton of these boxes for me, and I find it really easy to get non-techies on board and actually be comfort

What's your opinion on SyncThing? I find this checks a ton of these boxes for me, and I find it really easy to get non-techies on board and actually be comfortable using it.

nyanpasu64 4y ago
Syncthing works well when devices can find each other (usually over mDNS) and are online simultaneously. After dealing with an entangled mess of introducers and devices, I decided to setup an old phone running Syncthing-Fork as root (otherwise mDNS doesn't work on Android), use it as a central introducer and always-online file host, and put my shared files there. It works pretty well, but I still run into cases sometimes where one client learns of the existence of files from another device, but the other device is offline and my central server doesn't have copies of them. For locally shared documents, I sync them with Syncthing and edit them on Android in Markor, and it works pretty well.
bebna 4y ago
I gone this route. I got different markdown editors on different devices and didn't want to use a public / cloud hosted git repo for my notes. It works fine, as long you don't get in contact with iOS. I got many devices and often let it sync my phone when I'm at home, because I'm struggling already enough with battery lifetime. I also got it running on one of my dedicated servers, so I got an offsite backup, with systemd you can set it on autostart after an internet connection was established, so I don't really have to manage it anymore and I only see it basically in the logs of the packages that I update.
- spicybright 4y ago
  That's awesome. I use it pretty much the same, only I sync the root of my phone data too. So I can take a photo on my phone and have it pop up on my computer, ready to use. My only small tip for readers here is be careful treating any node as a safe backup. A device that accidentally deletes everything in a folder will propagate out if you don't notice it happened. But TBH in practice (as a very heavy user for my usecase) it's very rare, and a traditional backup system will cover you perfectly.

What's your opinion on SyncThing? I find this checks a ton of these boxes for me, and I find it really easy to get non-techies on board and actually be comfortable using it.

nyanpasu64 4y ago

Syncthing works well when devices can find each other (usually over mDNS) and are online simultaneously. After dealing with an entangled mess of introducers and devices, I decided to setup an old phone running Syncthing-Fork as root (otherwise mDNS doesn't work on Android), use it as a central introducer and always-online file host, and put my shared files there. It works pretty well, but I still run into cases sometimes where one client learns of the existence of files from another device, but the other device is offline and my central server doesn't have copies of them. For locally shared documents, I sync them with Syncthing and edit them on Android in Markor, and it works pretty well.

bebna 4y ago

I gone this route. I got different markdown editors on different devices and didn't want to use a public / cloud hosted git repo for my notes. It works fine, as long you don't get in contact with iOS. I got many devices and often let it sync my phone when I'm at home, because I'm struggling already enough with battery lifetime. I also got it running on one of my dedicated servers, so I got an offsite backup, with systemd you can set it on autostart after an internet connection was established, so I don't really have to manage it anymore and I only see it basically in the logs of the packages that I update.

spicybright 4y ago
That's awesome. I use it pretty much the same, only I sync the root of my phone data too. So I can take a photo on my phone and have it pop up on my computer, ready to use. My only small tip for readers here is be careful treating any node as a safe backup. A device that accidentally deletes everything in a folder will propagate out if you don't notice it happened. But TBH in practice (as a very heavy user for my usecase) it's very rare, and a traditional backup system will cover you perfectly.