Show HN: BoxSync.co - Dropbox alternative, Sync files without cloud/servers (opens in new tab)

Sounds interesting, but the site needs a lot more information: how does it work, who is behind it, etc. Right now the entire site appears to a splash page with a signup form.

I worked on this concept for a while, it's very interesting to work over the "fog" instead of the cloud. Calling fog to all those devices around you and connected to your WiFi instead of devices on some datacenter, it's a nice and interesting technology for distributed storage. If you think about how many devices we've and the storage available on those, it's an interesting concept to work on. Kudos to this guys.

Suggestion - I'm looking around for an alternative to Google Drive right now - triggered by Google deprecating the old MacOS version and forcing me to "upgrade", but that's largely (for me) a trigger for me to take the opportunity to reduce my reliance on Google.

If there are other people in my position (and I hear people talking about extricating themselves from Google's grip lately) - an alternative pitch might be "Google Drive alternative" instead of "Dropbox alternative"...

> BoxSync is available for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. More platforms coming soon.

Very interested in this. Will wait for Linux support and how well it's implemented.

Currently using Cryptomator in conjunction with cloud services. Even with encryption at rest, I'd much rather do (as /u/nicolasbistolfi called it - did he just coin a new phrase?) fog syncing.

Why cap bandwidth for free tier if no cloud is involve? Also more info on the tech would help

If the sync is without servers, what is the service you're offering?