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by accrual 776 days ago
I've got another one on the topic of self-hosted file sharing:

- FileBrowser (https://filebrowser.org/features)

- Syncthing (https://syncthing.net/)

Run both as Docker containers on a server at home. Syncthing keeps the files on your PC, Mac, and BSD systems in sync, and FileBrowser can point to the sync share and supply a convenient web UI for phones, etc. It works for me, it's kind of like a local Dropbox.
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graemep 776 days ago
Syncthing does not need a server to work over the LAN, and I think you can set it to only use peer discovery over a LAN. You can disable pubic servers, but data sent through them is encrypted anyway.

Syncthing + KDE connect does a lot.

The only issues I have had is that I cannot ensure that both are always running on android.

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accrual 776 days ago
Oh for sure, Syncthing absolutely works peer to peer. But I find it useful to have a central always-online hub for clients to sync to.

For example, imagine you save a file on your laptop then put it to sleep. You turn on your desktop and the file isn't there because the laptop is now asleep. Having a central 24/7 Syncthing server allows the share to always be available.

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pbhjpbhj 776 days ago
Funnily enough, the only issue I have with kde connect is I can't get it to not run on Android; always starts in background somehow.
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