I think Syncthing could be better for those purposes. I use that for synching my homes (config files and essential work files, keys and so on) between my desktop and laptop.
I have a copy running in my NAS to always have a copy available, one in my laptop, one in my desktop, and I was thinking about having one in my phone to run only when I'm charging (so I don't kill my battery).
Can you compare Synching and Dropbox? I have been a (paying) Dropbox user for many years but the product is not that good, especially on Linux. I would love a more reliable alternative.
Syncthing is "just" a syncing daemon with a simple status web dashboard.
The pros (at least for me):
- You host/own it
- It's not centralized: every node can sync with the others
- Seems to be fast (the more nodes, the merrier)
The cons:
- Setup is slightly more difficult (you need to share some keys and ips)
- No iOS client (not an issue for me)
- You can't share a folder or file via web link
So it's great for syncing folders between systems, but it doesn't substitute the job that something like Seafile would do (managing permissions, collaboration, web file sharing, fancy web ui...)
I have a copy running in my NAS to always have a copy available, one in my laptop, one in my desktop, and I was thinking about having one in my phone to run only when I'm charging (so I don't kill my battery).