#SYNCTHING MASTER FOLDER ANDROID#

Syncthing should automatically sync with your FreedomBox even if it is only accessible as a Tor Onion Service.

To learn more about Syncthing, please visit their official website and documentation. Cross-platform desktop apps are also available.

#SYNCTHING MASTER FOLDER ANDROID#

Syncthing has android apps available on the F-Droid and Google Play app stores. This web client is currently only accessible to the users of the FreedomBox that have administrator privileges, though it might be accessible to all FreedomBox users in a future release. In order to access to the web client of the Syncthing instance running on your FreedomBox, use the path /syncthing. Syncthing has a discovery service for easily identifying the other devices on the same network having Syncthing installed. Devices must be paired up before sharing by scanning QR codes or entering the device ids manually. Syncthing allows individual folders to be selectively shared with other devices. If your FreedomBox is one of the devices set up with your Syncthing shared folder, you can rest assured that your other devices will eventually get the latest files once they come online.Īfter installation follow the instructions in the getting started of the Syncthing project. You don't have to be worried about your other devices being online for synchronization. Suppose you want your photos on your phone to be synchronized to your laptop, if you simply sync the photos to the FreedomBox, the laptop can get them from the FreedomBox whenever it comes online the next time. The advantage that FreedomBox provides is that it is a server that's always running. You can use Syncthing to synchronize your files between any of your devices. They're all devices from Syncthing's perspective.

This means that the FreedomBox isn't really the server and your other devices clients. Users should keep in mind that Syncthing is a peer-to-peer synchronization solution, not a client-server one.

For example, you can keep the photos taken on your mobile phone synchronized to your FreedomBox. With Syncthing installed on your FreedomBox, you can synchronize content from other devices to your FreedomBox and vice-versa.

Syncthing master folder