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0 pointsnickjj5mo ago0 comments

I thought about SyncThing in the past but was reluctant because I don't have a centralized server and I don't always want 1 device to be the definitive source of truth.

For example:

    - On desktop, wrote a blog post
    - On desktop, pushed my blog post folder to my laptop
    - On laptop, publish the blog post 3 days later
    - On laptop, fix a typo and publish the post
    - On desktop, pull in the changes from the laptop

The same type of situations happen with KeePassXC's database file. Sometimes I make an update on my phone or laptop and want it sent to my desktop, other times I make the update on my desktop and want it sent to the other 2 devices.

With SyncThing, would this overwrite files on the wrong device as soon as I "sync"?

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magarnicle5mo ago

Syncthing is very much not about having a centralised source of truth. It gives you options about how things sync - I usually start very paranoid when I set up a sync folder and store all versions of a file if the files are only small, but you can store staggered versions etc.

It will also store all conflicts, which you then can manually resolve.

Another option you have is send-only and receive-only folders.

Like I said, lots of options, a bit of learning but it looks like what you want.

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