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pjc50 · 2018-08-10 13:41:14+00:00

Which cloud backend do you have it sync to?

vetinari | karma 8298 | avg karma 1.82 · | 2018-08-10 08:59:31

None.

You run it on your machines and they will sync among themselves. No need for any cloud backend.

Some people with Synology or QNAP run an instance on their NAS.

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simcop2387 | karma 5031 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2019-09-16 23:17:44

Forgot to mention, the syncing is all done via Nextcloud (open source dropbox like system, but also does a lot more).

D13Fd | karma 3138 | avg karma 2.57 · | 2022-05-26 08:38:45

I just use Goodsync personally. I used to have it sync to a WebDAV server in my house, but these days I just use a cloud provider.

pjc50 | karma 93685 | avg karma 3.72 · | 2018-08-10 09:43:58

On my "ideal" requirements list is the ability to sync, encrypted, to a standard cloud backend as well. https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/issues/2647

digital_voodoo | karma 44 | avg karma 0.86 · | 2023-04-27 08:27:24

Worth mentioning that Syncthing doesn't have a cloud part, while DB does. That said, I've been running it since the very beginning, even before it became public/known, and it had never failed me so far.

mistertaco | karma 1 | avg karma 0.33 · | 2016-02-19 04:52:10+00:00

nice. looking forward to backend sync.

megaman821 | karma 3069 | avg karma 2.7 · | 2011-07-06 22:34:35+00:00

Is your computer running when this sync happens or is it uploading to the cloud?

rhlsthrm | karma 131 | avg karma 1.06 · | 2020-02-12 06:42:24

It could sync from the cloud.

mynewtb | karma 1183 | avg karma 2.64 · | 2016-10-30 16:11:31+00:00

Thanks, not bad! I wish there was syncing without adding another cloud company to the mix though. Eg git or rsync.

kennydude | karma 817 | avg karma 1.75 · | 2015-08-06 09:45:45

Ah yes, my "cloud synch services"

civilized | karma 13120 | avg karma 4.02 · | 2021-12-28 15:02:12

Thanks for the tip! I will look into it. I am curious to find out how it syncs without servers. (I assume this is not an incredibly hard problem but we are just not used to doing things without "the cloud" these days)

puttycat | karma 1607 | avg karma 5.66 · | 2023-11-29 15:40:44

I use Enpass which doesn't sync to cloud and can by synced locally (over LAN) between devices, for exactly this reason.

Dylan16807 | karma 31639 | avg karma 1.39 · | 2019-05-16 08:13:59+00:00

If it's just a sync backend then does that matter?

mattivc | karma 142 | avg karma 3.55 · | 2020-10-10 12:10:10

The cloud sync is optional. You could use the SSH access you get when connecting to it over USB, and possibly roll your own backup solution.

NoGravitas | karma 4814 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2017-01-24 14:33:18+00:00

You can use KeePassX or its friends, and sync using Owncloud/Nextcloud. Those both use WebDAV for their syncing backends.

NoMoreNicksLeft | karma 1425 | avg karma 0.66 · | 2023-12-20 10:43:21

Supposing anyone wants to hear, the single most important feature to me is self-hosting sync. Nothing else matters... not a big believer in "the cloud". It would be better if the sync use WebDAV, then the server software is just Nextcloud. But even that last point's not so important.

josteink | karma 14976 | avg karma 3.09 · | 2019-11-20 07:50:49+00:00

Sadly Syncting still lacks iOS-support. As a result I'm running Nextcloud instead.

jeremyjh | karma 8085 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2023-08-25 09:05:04

So does this sync all the machine state to the cloud? I thought they mostly used local storage.

gravypod | karma 6637 | avg karma 2.08 · | 2020-10-25 04:04:54+00:00

Is there an open source syncing backend? I'd love something like this connected to a reMarkable.