Syncthing – A decentralized continuous file synchronization program

  • syncthing seems pretty solid to me and I've used it a little, but...

    There's pushback on the killer feature that I want. I want to be able to sync photos from my phone and clear them automatically so I don't run out of room. I've been told there are ways to do this but they all feel brittle. Syncthing should be in a position to do this safely. E.g., I have 3 destinations and set a policy that photos can be cleared from my phone when they've reached 2/3.

  • I use syncthing often and find it incredibly useful. Thanks for the work!

  • I use it to sync my Obsidian Vault over my different devices and it's perfect. No need of the paying sync solution...

  • Great tool but has its quirks. Be careful doing cross platform syncing. What's a legal filename on macos/linux may not be legal on Windows (e.g. "?" in a filename) If something slips through it's probably easier just to scrub the broken sync config and start again.

  • Does Syncyhing uses a third party relay, or coordinator server?

  • 100% recommended.