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Going proprietary is one thing, but doing it in several steps in different repos and saying nothing about it I really don't like... What are open alternatives

by andag 2y ago

Going proprietary is one thing, but doing it in several steps in different repos and saying nothing about it I really don't like... What are open alternatives at this point?

ferbivore 2y ago
The KeePass ecosystem has gotten a little bit better. It's still not exactly seamless. File sync across all of Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android seems to involve either proprietary user-hostile sync tools or dealing with lots of jank. As far as I can tell, the only competitor with a similar feature set that even claims to be open-source is Proton Pass. But I can't find any information on whether the server side can be self-hosted.
- jasonjayr 2y ago
  Windows, Linux, Android are pretty easily + reliably covered by SyncThing. What's the best story for iOS or MacOS?
  - luoc 2y ago
    Meanwhile: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41895718 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41895718 While there seems to be an alternative, the root cause of Google's hostility to foss apps does not make me optimistic about this being a stable solution in the long run :(
  - terminalbraid 2y ago
    Android is not anymore https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-android/23002 https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-androi...
  - ssbash 2y ago
    Strongbox - I’ve been using it for the past two years. It’s been rock solid and has gotten a few useful updates in that time. here’s an older of comment of mine for more details: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36022210 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36022210
- selfhoster11 2y ago
  KeePass as an ecosystem (and possibly other file-based ecosystems) is something I’ve used for around a decade, and while it’s not perfect, I am 100% sure it will be there for me in another decade. I want to own my passwords, and KeePass feels like a safe pair of hands that won’t turn hostile when I’m not looking. IMO, the secret to keeping the passwords synced with KeePass, is to make sure your client has a direct feature to sync the passwords database to a remote server - SFTP, DAV, SMB, etc. Then all you need to do is to set up a single remote file share to serve that file. Or sync manually, assuming your passwords change slowly - KeePass 2 can sync changes automatically between KDBX files.
apitman 2y ago
Buttercup[0] looks promising. [0]: https://buttercup.pw/ https://buttercup.pw/
- moepstar 2y ago
  Truely does, yeah - just in case you were wondering like me: it syncs to file, which are supposed to be shared via some cloud sync mechanism you provide.

by andag 2y ago

Going proprietary is one thing, but doing it in several steps in different repos and saying nothing about it I really don't like... What are open alternatives at this point?

ferbivore 2y ago

The KeePass ecosystem has gotten a little bit better. It's still not exactly seamless. File sync across all of Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and Android seems to involve either proprietary user-hostile sync tools or dealing with lots of jank. As far as I can tell, the only competitor with a similar feature set that even claims to be open-source is Proton Pass. But I can't find any information on whether the server side can be self-hosted.

jasonjayr 2y ago
Windows, Linux, Android are pretty easily + reliably covered by SyncThing. What's the best story for iOS or MacOS?
- luoc 2y ago
  Meanwhile: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41895718 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41895718 While there seems to be an alternative, the root cause of Google's hostility to foss apps does not make me optimistic about this being a stable solution in the long run :(
- terminalbraid 2y ago
  Android is not anymore https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-android/23002 https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-androi...
- ssbash 2y ago
  Strongbox - I’ve been using it for the past two years. It’s been rock solid and has gotten a few useful updates in that time. here’s an older of comment of mine for more details: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36022210 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36022210
selfhoster11 2y ago
KeePass as an ecosystem (and possibly other file-based ecosystems) is something I’ve used for around a decade, and while it’s not perfect, I am 100% sure it will be there for me in another decade. I want to own my passwords, and KeePass feels like a safe pair of hands that won’t turn hostile when I’m not looking. IMO, the secret to keeping the passwords synced with KeePass, is to make sure your client has a direct feature to sync the passwords database to a remote server - SFTP, DAV, SMB, etc. Then all you need to do is to set up a single remote file share to serve that file. Or sync manually, assuming your passwords change slowly - KeePass 2 can sync changes automatically between KDBX files.

apitman 2y ago

Buttercup[0] looks promising. [0]: https://buttercup.pw/ https://buttercup.pw/

moepstar 2y ago
Truely does, yeah - just in case you were wondering like me: it syncs to file, which are supposed to be shared via some cloud sync mechanism you provide.