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by jug 2716 days ago
One thing about this browser storage.. How do you migrate if/when you change computer? Is the procedure browser-dependent? I always saw those storages as a bit more troublesome than a flat CSV or something.
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The remoteStorage protocol attempts to resolve this problem:

https://remotestorage.io/

https://unhosted.org/adventures/7/Adding-remote-storage-to-u...

It looks like there's a 'download data' button for this
You could just run it in a container with a bind mount for the database path to a file path that's kept in sync with SyncThing or other alternatives.
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I'm curious what about running a container like this is hard as you've implied? Take for example all the great work Jessie Frazelle has done containerizing her desktop and apps (https://github.com/jessfraz/dockerfiles). Or the folks behind LinuxServer.IO. If you already have a container runtime on your system running this, as suggested, is a one-liner.
It would be a great use case for a progressive web app.