I tend to prefer “file centered” apps, there’s some cool one you’d use with Syncthing? My favourite is KeePassDX; I would love a notes app with a ‘material you’ UI.
These are the ones I actively use with syncthing
- Markor - for quick note taking and todo’s
- Librera reader - ebook reader
- Seeneva - smart comic reader
- Voice - Audiobook player
- Simple music player
- KeeepassDx - also
Markor seems the most syncthing friendly but I don’t like the UI. :(
Are you able to set up Syncthing to synchronize Librera reading progress across devices? How would you go about that?
Haven’t tried it, since I only sync with my PC and cloud server. But I just checked up and Librera has an option to save progress and profiles to a custom directory, so I guess that would be the way.
Logseq for notes
Not very intuitive but seems like something interesting to play with.
Edit: It feels very unresponsive on my phone. At the moment I’m using KeePassDX for notes also (as suggested by another user) and it works very well!
I have the following apps backing up to a syncthing share
- Aegis
- OpenScale
- Gadgetbridge
- OpenTracks
- Signal
all of them were set and forget, except for Gadget bridge who would randomly loose access to the shared
The following apps allow to manually backup to a file, but not automatically.
- AntennaPod
- Catima
- Birday
- Tickmate
I found syncthing acted weird with signal backups. It would error out the first time signal changed the backup. Did you have to change anything?
No, never had an issue with Signal backups.
Try logseq it’s better
I’ve been using Markor to take notes for a year or so now, and I really enjoy it. I use SyncThing to cloudify my Markor notebook directory, and I edit the same files on my laptop using VS Code.
I use it for emulator saves between my phone and laptop also just use it for moving videos etc between them.
I use Obsidian for my notes and use SyncThing instead of their paid syncing option.
Logseq is better than Obsidian and open source
It’s on F-Droid? Can’t find it
Obsidian is not FOSS, I still use it because I find it to be the most complete note taking app. You can download it from the Aurora Store and disable the network permission, same on linux downloading it from Flathub and disable the network permission using Flatseal
Try Logseq its amazing
Keepsssdx also. Synced across 5 devices. Perfect
I also sync my dcim folders on my devices. So all my photos appear on all my devices. Delete on one, delete on all. Love it
Same with my documents folders, and more.
One of the coolest thing about using KeePassDX this way: you can even sync OTP and use these on deskop without a phone.
Ahhh ok. I use Joplin and sync with syncthing. I use the file system storage setting in joplin, and my notes sync across my tablet, phone, desktop, and laptop.
Does your method use cloud storage? If not, can you please explain to me just how it works across multiple devices?
Good question. I have a simple home server that runs all the time. Syncthing runs on that as a sort of cache, or my own little “cloud”.
So devices, when they turn on, check the server, as well as whatever devices are online, and get the new changes.
We do this at work also, so we have our own simple “shared folders” using Syncthing.
That sounds really cool. I currently sync obsidian via a hosted solution on Hetzner using webdav. I’m wondering if I might be able to utilise it somehow as you have - maybe I won’t need to intervene as much.
Thanks for the advice.
It’s super simple to setup on home server. Then you’re not paying for cloud hosting. But, you need a home server running all the time. Which I do anyway, so may as well use it for syncthing
Just to clarify then: you use a home server - are you running Syncthing on Linux?
So, if I have an old laptop (win10) would I need to learn linux to use it as an home server - and could it use minimal power when it’s always on? The power thing is an issue here in UK.
I have a nvidia shield for the tv, is that a possibility for a server - I go run plex on it?
These might sound to you like daft questions, but I’m just learning stuff. Thanks.
You don’t need a server at all. Syncthing is peer to peer between devices. So you can just have it sync between two phones, or a phone and a laptop. They don’t always have to be online either.
Interesting, would you mind explaining how I could use it to connect 2 (or more) android devices together? Where would it have to be run ‘from’ or installed ‘to’ ? From what I’ve gathered, it appears that it just runs from a central point - ie a server and that it keeps clients updated. Is that not correct?
If it’s possible to run Syncthing between multiple devices that would be great, but, I’m not sure - in my head, how this functions between devices. Consider me a novice - could you please explain?
Many thanks for your reply.
