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+title: Syncthing Addiction
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+I must admit something: I have become hopelessly addicted to
+[Syncthing](https://syncthing.net). This tool has saved my bacon the last few
+weeks with both regular work as well as personal projects, and it has become my
+go-to tool for backing up large collections of files.
+
+### How it works
+
+Syncthing works very well out of the box, but it has endless ways of tailoring
+it for a particular scenario. In the default configuration, there is a main
+directory that it adds to its tracking information called `~/Sync`. In the main
+configuration page, which can be found at http://localhost:8384/, all it needs
+is a machine ID which can be found in the admin page of the other system. Like
+magic, it will start syncing across the internet with the other machine, even
+across firewalled networks. In the default configuration it uses public relay
+servers for this task and, while reliable, it is a tad bit slow for me. So,
+I've added my own server as a direct connection. This way, I also get the added
+bonus of having everything I need in a central point and all I need to access
+it is to point a syncthing instance at its public IP address.
+
+![Admin Page](/assets/syncthing_admin.png)
+
+### Why not Nextcloud?
+
+In my testing, I have found Nextcloud and other such solutions a bit
+heavy-handed for my particular use case, or in some areas, lacking basic
+features. For instance, the Nextcloud app on Android tried to be everything and
+the kitchen sink: image viewer, music player, encryption manager and all kinds
+of functionality I would never make use of and cannot remove. These features,
+while I'm sure some found useful, I did not and they took precious space on my
+rather meager 16 gigabyte Samsung at the time. On my new devices, this is much
+less of a concern but I do still enjoy an app to follow the Unix principle.
+Syncthing is *just* a file synchronization tool, and that's all I need it to do.