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Recommendations for simple file hosting and sync (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have very simple needs for file hosting and syncing. The files are mostly small text files and documents. And I need to access them from linux, windows and android devices.

Just a simple SFTP account on one of my work servers is probably enough for hosting. I guess the focus is on reliable client side syncing. Changes made the files from clients should sync seamlessly with some basic conflict handling just in case.

Can anyone recommend your current setups and sync clients in use?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Perhaps this is close enough as a use case that it can be of help:

I've kept a folder and subfolders of notes on my phone for years. I used to sync them to a Nextcloud server until that became too unwieldy for my single-user needs. Now I just keep the files synced across my devices with Syncthing.

It has optional file versioning and simple conflict handling, not always instant syncing but close enough for my daily needs.