Syncthing is so great, I don't have to deal with things like a FTP server, sending files to a cloud drive, connecting via USB, or similar. I just point syncthing to the folder I want to replicate and my PC has it immediately and receives new files as soon as I connect to a WiFi (because of my configuration), and then at the PC I can easily backup the files.
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I have it on RPi with NAS and it automatically accept shares and announce to other devices
Syncthing and Warpinator take care of 99% of my file transfer needs. They've become essentials.
Syncthing has become one of my must use apps. I use it regularly to back up files from my phone to my PC.
I (currently) only use it for my passwords and my music between my laptop and my phone, but it's incredibly useful, even for just those 2 things.
When I tried stock Syncthing for Android it drained my battery very quickly. I use Syncthing-Fork which only checks for changes once an hour.
Can't you specify this with the normal app?
I would never use it in battery mode, only plugged in, that is how I have my Swiftbackup, Pocket Casts and Feeder downloads schedule.
I honestly don’t remember, I just googled “Syncthing drains battery” or something, someone recommended Fork, it worked.
Nice but what low quality post is that. Not even a "decentralized sync setup", just an F-Droid link? I see this with Git* projects too. If its not yours, and you dont really have anythings special to say on it, maybe dont use it to get likes
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I use it to transfer large video files and 40000+ images from my phone to PC it transfer fast then normal copy between systems
I connect my PC and phone in tethering mode and open syncthing on both devices
I get 30mb+ per second transfer speed
That's one of the advantages with p2p-ish networks, if you're on the same network, devices can often disover each other and communicate directly, bypassing the bottleneck of an internet connection like traditional cloud services have ^.^
It's nice to see syncthing becoming more popular. It's a great foss app that deserves more attention and can be used in so many contexts, replacing several proprietary and restrictive solutions
If I'm not mistake the default settings makes it so syncthing is not peer to peer but it involves their servers to pass the data. If anyone knows more about this please share.
You probably mean the relay servers. They are used in case your devices are behind a NAT and don't have any ports forwarded. In that case, it would be impossible for devices on different networks to communicate over the internet, so the relay servers make the communication work. It's not something to worry, since your data is encrypted when passing through it, but it can be disabled.
I think that's only if you're not on the same network
I always had a hard time wrapping my head around the setup. I mostly use Nextcloud for sync now.
Interestingly I've found Syncthing far far easier to setup than Nextcloud :D
Requires waaay too many permissions. Why does it need to be able to take pictures and record video?
Picture and video permission is for linking a peer by reading its QR code.
Thanks for clarifying.
I guess for barcode to connect to devices (device key sharing), it is optional, if you share something with other people (family)
each folder has its own permissions and allowed devices
you can add your devices manually and those are auto detected on LAN, you just need to confirm device key
Ah, thanks for clarifying.
I've been using Resilio Sync for the same purposes. Syncthing is probably better.
Why not use the better product? Resilio was one of the inspirations IIRC. Syncthing became really good a while ago, I never had data loss with it after they 1.0d it.
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How do I connect it to my laptop, running Manjaro?
it should be in the repository, you can use web UI, default is http://localhost:8384/
It's really annoying to back up anything on Android as the fucking SAF doesn't allow me to back up root folders, so I have to back up everything individually.