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by maxyme 2719 days ago
I've been using syncthing for a few years because I was sick of missing files when going from my laptop to desktop and vice versa. I wanted to sync most folders in my /home directory (documents, photos, videos, code...) While ignoring node_modules folders.

It has worked surprisingly fantastically. I thought I would need a server to use as a "master" but syncthing actually supports merging folders automatically. It does not need a static IP address for either computer and it will opportunistically sync my laptop and desktop when they are both on the same network.

I had no idea before I tried using it that syncthing could support such a setup so well. High praise.