I moved from next cloud to syncthing some months back. I had nextcloud as an app for Truenas scale. Several times after app dates, next cloud would stop running and would have to setup up everything again.

Syncthing is OK but 2 things annoy me:

A. I get huge amounts of conflict file generated that use up space

B. File sharing with family is complicated. I tried to setup a share account that everyone uses but as syncthing works with device ids, it refuses two accounts from the same machine. I share my Linux laptop with my wife. We each have our own linux account. I’ve got syncthing running but can’t even get my wife’s account to sync because I get errors that device I’d already exists.

I don’t want to go back to next cloud just for file sharing. I don’t generally like the idea of relying on one service for multiple objectives (calendar, file sharing, etc.).

Is there a way to get syncthing to do what I want?

  • ahal@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Why not both?

    I use syncthing for transferring files around my local network, and nextcloud for sharing files with others.

    IMO these are related tools but designed with very separate use cases. Use the right tool for the job.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Surely you could run Syncthing in a docker container or flatpak or something to force it to work on the same machine. I don’t know what mechanism is used, but you can spoof a lot on Linux.

  • JASN_DE@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    There are other options available, especially if you just want file sharing. Pydio Cells, Owncloud Infinite Scale, a custom WebDAV setup, etc.

    What are your main goals? Do you want all data on all machines, or all files on a central server and only sync what you want?

    How did you set up Syncthing on your laptop?

  • thumdinger@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    Just on point A. You can configure the maximum number of conflicts allowed for each folder.

    I was running into conflicts with obsidian notes. Reduced the max conflicts on those folder to zero, problem gone.

    It’s in the folder specific advanced settings.