I had a pretty rocky day on Monday, technologically speaking. I had one computer die at home and another at work. Eventually, I got everything back up and running, but in the meantime, I was really, really glad that I use Syncthing, because not only did I not lose any important information, I was able to continue working on my smaller computers in between sessions getting my bigger computers back in operation. I highly recommend #syncthing. Who needs the cloud?
Stefano Marinelli
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My best friend is at a nursing home with a brain tumor. His family asked me to turn his TV into a picture frame when it is not in use. I'v set up an old Intel NUC with #opensuse and #Syncthing to maintain a folder with pictures to be displayed. Can anyone suggest a good #slideshow program?
It must support smooth transitions and automatic startup, and be able to detect if new content is added or removed from the folder. #linux #photography #recommendations
My best friend is at a nursing home with a brain tumor. His family asked me to turn his TV into a picture frame when it is not in use. I'v set up an old Intel NUC with #opensuse and #Syncthing to maintain a folder with pictures to be displayed. Can anyone suggest a good #slideshow program?
It must support smooth transitions and automatic startup, and be able to detect if new content is added or removed from the folder. #linux #photography #recommendations
Is something up with #fdroid? Have been trying to install the Android fork of #syncthing for two days. The download is really slow, and it keeps stopping. I have to go back into f-droid to manually restart it, and it looks like last night it just gave up altogether.
SyncThing + Immich
Having a fever dream where I combine SyncThing and Immich and can say goodbye to Google nagging me to buy storage forever (today I am at 99.6%)
Theoretically I only have to do Google Takeout once too.
Just need my ADHD brain to actually buckle down and do it.
Also docker. Blech.
@fdroidorg Thank you. Other platforms updated #Syncthing automatically, so i was kinda expecting it on Android too. But i see now it's manual upgrade: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/blob/main/wiki/Important-News.md
I can understand it. The export config - uninstall - install new - import config avoids migration issues. Now main phone is upgraded, backup phone and tablet next..
Syncthing got recently a major version upgrade to v2. There were usual bugs, but latest update 2.0.9 started to work flawlessly for me. All Linuxes, Windowses (with new #SyncTrayzor v2) and Home Assistant run v2. I'm still waiting #Android #Syncthing-Fork 2 to #Fdroid, but old version works okay.
Two servers needed deleting of their synchronization database, partly due to synchronization errors and disconnect loops in the early v2 versions, and partly i wanted to restructure folder structures. After latest version upgrade all got synchronized. 10TB took three days to reach main backup server. It had 50TiB/sec LAN limit though, to not to saturate network.
#syncthing #linux #windows #opensource #homelab
Survived #Syncthing upgrade to 2.x 👍
Stefano Marinelli
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PSA: if you have a small home NAS (e.g. Synology), and use #syncthing , DO NOT update to v2. It’s crazy slow, I’m waiting since 5 days to scan and have sync working on my modest ~500 GB archive… probably going to downgrade back to v1.3 this weekend 😑
LocalSend is an application for cross-platform file-sharing with a user experience similar to Apple's proprietary AirDrop.
https://localsend.org/
It can be more convenient than sharing via #Syncthing or #Nextcloud for large file transfers or one-off transfers between devices, especially across devices running free and proprietary operating systems.
Alternatively, you can transfer files via Bluetooth old-school style, but #LocalSend uses Wi-Fi or ethernet which are much faster.
PSA: if you have a small home NAS (e.g. Synology), and use #syncthing , DO NOT update to v2. It’s crazy slow, I’m waiting since 5 days to scan and have sync working on my modest ~500 GB archive… probably going to downgrade back to v1.3 this weekend 😑
Oh sweet, #syncthing just bumped a major version to 2.0.
phildini
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🎊 Happy Syncthing 2.0.0 day to those who celebrate it.
Upgrading on a Mac was as easy as a homebrew upgrade, stopping the old service, running syncthing by hand to migrate the database, and then restarting the service.
https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Update: I had to brew remove syncthing and then brew install syncthing before restarting the service, before Homebrew would replace the outdated service command flags/options.
deutrino
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Syncthing 2.0 Launches With Major Database Overhaul
First things first – the developers caution that users should “expect some rough edges and keep a sense of adventure.” Still, the update also delivers a significant set of improvements, cleanups, and changes that lay the groundwork for the future.
https://linuxiac.com/syncthing-2-0-launches-with-major-database-overhaul/
Syncthing 2.0 Launches With Major Database Overhaul
First things first – the developers caution that users should “expect some rough edges and keep a sense of adventure.” Still, the update also delivers a significant set of improvements, cleanups, and changes that lay the groundwork for the future.
https://linuxiac.com/syncthing-2-0-launches-with-major-database-overhaul/
🎊 Happy Syncthing 2.0.0 day to those who celebrate it.
Upgrading on a Mac was as easy as a homebrew upgrade, stopping the old service, running syncthing by hand to migrate the database, and then restarting the service.
https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Update: I had to brew remove syncthing and then brew install syncthing before restarting the service, before Homebrew would replace the outdated service command flags/options.
It's amazing to see that #DeGoogling is possible. 😎🙌
Share your favorite DeGoogle apps in the comments!
Holy smokes, our repair cafe group is using #SyncThing after I mentioned it, even though I mentioned it. I was not expecting this *at all*.
One of the members said they were sick of giving money to companies just so they could synchronise files, and so here we are!
I also discovered SyncThing is not a smooth setup process for non-tech people, especially on heterogeneous devices, although once that's done it works great.
Your weary 'net denizen
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KLAXXON! #SOURCE issue 2 is now available for download! In case you don't know what I am on about SOURCE is my attempt at an #opensource "pay what you feel" magazine. In this issue we look at #Godot, #Inkscape, #OpenStreetMap#Logseq#Termux and #Syncthing
There's a little more info and a direct to pdf link on my blog as well as links to Issue 1 which was a deep dive on Computational FLuid Dynamics with #FreeCAD.
https://concretedog.blogspot.com/2025/07/source-issue-2-out-now.html
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