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[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 216 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Syncthing: Continuous, private, and encrypted file synchronization across multiple devices without using the cloud.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely LOVE syncthing. I recently had to go on an emergency trip and was glad I set up syncthing on my phone but hated that I didn't set it up properly on my laptop.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I love syncthing, but never managed to get permissions to work right on any of my android phones. I chalk that up to phone vendor fuckery though.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I use Syncthing-Fork on my android phone, which seems to work fine.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'll have to try it the next time I have time, but I'm also trying to switch to a real linux phone. Right now, I have to wait for a friend to travel to the EU to be there while Pine64 has what I'm looking for in stock.

[–] StrixUralensis@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pine64 is 2× more expensive in the EU

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

And doesn't ship PinePhone Pro motherboards to the US at all.

I didn't get into details because it wasn't important, but they're always be someone going "wELL AKTsHUally". I already own a PinePhone, but it died. The easiest solution would be to get a new MB and swap it in.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You should know that there is no longer an official syncthing app and a clone has taken its place. It's buggy but it works.

Permissions are a bit tricky to set up but I believe the clone app does it correctly by asking for full file browsing permissions.

[–] osugi_sakae@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago

Just to be clear, there is no official app for Android (and, I assume iPhone). If you are using SyncThing on desktop or laptop computers, there are downloads at the official syncthing.net site. On Linux, it should be available from your distribution.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Syncthing has been a wonder to discover. Basically replaced any desire for me to rely on the cloud.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Does it backup photos on iOS yet?

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd love to use this but I just mostly don't use multiple devices at the same time, so I don't see how the sync would ever happen.

[–] zeca@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have an instance on my phone running 24/7 which does the bridge. But i dont use much storage, i mainly work with text files, so the pc at work syncs with my phone, and when i get home my own pc gets the files from my phone immediatly. Its been working really well for years for me.

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 2 points 4 days ago

Yea my big problem is also that I need way more storage than what I have on my phone.