canton7

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   by canton7 10y ago

   The model has been considered for Syncthing many times, but it boils down to the fact that: 1) There's no way to revoke access, and 2) Once the secret is out, it's out: you have to scrap it and start again from scratch.
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   by canton7 10y ago

   Yeah that page which was linked to isn't really part of the website: it's a separate site entirely, which is a frontend to the data-collection service. People aren't really supposed to link to it directly as a means of introd
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   by canton7 10y ago

   Once you've added machine A to machine B, you should see a prompt on machine A to add machine B. So yes, it's a bit painful (and is the price you pay for the level of security you get), but it's not quite as bad as you make o
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   by canton7 10y ago

   Post on the forum ( https://forum.syncthing.net ) -- that's where you'll get the best level of support.
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   by canton7 10y ago

   One of the common complaints about Syncthing is the lack of native UI (you use your web browser), and the difficulty in setting it up for non-technical users (copying an executable into a directory, running it directly, setting it to automa
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   by canton7 10y ago

   There are a number of projects which make life easier for Windows users (tray icon, autostart, make it look and feel and bit more like a Windows application, bundle filesystem notifications, etc). Two of the big ones are SyncTrayzor ( https