⚫ File sync software

I'm using it at the moment, and it works great.

pros:

• uses filesystem
  
• opn source, can be selfhosted
  
• decentralized, no need for 'main' device
  

cons:

• no web interface
  

on Android: Syncthing-Fork is better than the original Android app.
Some differences:

• "Battery eater" problem is fixed
  
• UI explains why syncthing is running or not.
  
• Individual sync conditions can be applied per device and per folder
  

I stopped using it in favor of Syncthing, info might be a bit outdated (circa 2019?). If you don't want

pros:

• uses filesystem
  
• has revision history, so you can restore deleted files
  

cons:

• apparently symlink handling is quite bad… http://www.paulingraham.com/dropbox-and-symlinks.html
  possible solution: do not point to stuff under dropbox directly, instead make a dir like dropbox-links and point there?
  

on Android: dropsync is nice

It seems to be more like google services (docs/contacts/maps/etc) rather than just file syncing. Still haven't tried it myself though.

Nexcloud is a fork of Owncloud (the latter has gone enterprise or something). Apparently it's much more open source

pros:

• can replace google services #degoogle
  e.g. maps
  
• open source, can be selfhosted
  

cons:

• can mount as a filesystem, but it's not a primary interface
  
• centralized, requires a 'main' server
  
• ???
  

pros:

• ???
  

cons:

• symlinks doesn't work? (or WIP?)
  
• closed source
  
• centralized
  

Dind't end up using it, so in my understanding it's kinda like Dropbox?

pros:

• open source
  
• delta sync, headless, dedup, selective encryption
  

cons:

• not distributed, requires a running server
  
• https://neowwayyuh.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/seafile-vs-syncthing