i use syncthing myself and i can definitely recommend it
nextcloud is a good option PROVIDED that you are using a free software cloud
storage like cloud.indie.host or this one below...
https://webcloud.zaclys.com
obviously they also need to be secure though. :)
"As far as alternative names --- RABIES??"
That was a joke, riffing off the name of RAID, which when you think about it
should also be on your list of software terms with negative connotations,
along with *anything* to do with computers that uses the words "master" and
"slave". But I
"I was about to tell you how to install it. Then I read you are not going to
install it anyway lol"
I didn't say that. I would like to test SyncThing. That's why I asked you how
you installed it.
It looks right up my alley too.
It won't work to spring my friend from google docs, which was why I clicked,
but it might well spring me from lots and lots of weekly sneakernetting,
checking and unchecking boxes on Lucky Backup, and fixing inevitable mistakes
when my mind wanders because
Yes is really great :)
I found it easier to install and use than to use owncloud. I just need to
sync files. Not all the things owncloud offers. Which are good. But not for
my use :)
I use syncthing as my main syncing app. essentially you just install it via
PPA, package manager, etc and then if you go to 127.0.0.1:8384 you get a web
console of which folders are syncable. The syncing works by adding remote
devices by ID or QR code so they are aware of eachother. This app
>How did you install SyncThing? I can't find it in the Trisquel 7 repos. This
is the main reason I haven't tested it yet. I've learned the hard way to be
hesistent about randomly adding software to a GNU-Linux desktop when updates
are not supported by the distro's own repo.
I was about
I do understand that the vagueness of "cloud" is a problem, in particular by
obscuring they key fact that your data and your (perhaps) apps are residing
on and dependent on a specific physical computer in a specific location owned
and controlled by someone else who probably doesn't have your
I had SyncThyng recommended to me by another user on GNU Social
(stry...@quitter.se), it looks like a great solution for remote backups and
data sync. How did
>> You just install... > Title is probably misleading, as Syncthing is not a
"cloud" like owncloud or nextcloud.
Looks cool, thanks !
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