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    • Echolynx@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

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

    • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
      1·
      1 day ago

      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·
        1 day ago

        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.

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      17·
      3 days ago

      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.worldEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        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.

          • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            2 days ago

            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.

              • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                1 day 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.comEnglish
          81·
          3 days ago

          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·
            2 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.