←back to thread

110 points sirbread | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.203s | source

i made sink. it's a simple little tool that continuously syncs folders between 2 devices. no cloud, no email, flash drives, no bs.

it just uses your local wifi. run it on your machines, tell them to trust each other, and you're set. and if you manage to edit the same file at once, it handles the conflict and saves both copies.

for anyone who just wants to get files from point a to b without the headache. hope it makes your life a bit less annoying.

github: https://github.com/sirbread/sink binary: https://github.com/sirbread/sink/releases/tag/v0.1

Show context
dewey ◴[] No.44394289[source]
What is the selling point over the very mature Syncthing? I’ve been using that for this use case for many years, with the additional benefit of also being able to sync it to my server, having a UI and being in all package managers already.
replies(9): >>44394330 #>>44394365 #>>44394409 #>>44394416 #>>44394449 #>>44394452 #>>44395219 #>>44396409 #>>44397983 #
donatj ◴[] No.44395219[source]
Syncthing is the most confounding user-unfriendly software I have ever had the displeasure of using. It makes a process that should be pretty easy, pick some folders and share some keys remarkably painful and convoluted.
replies(7): >>44396593 #>>44396648 #>>44397007 #>>44397439 #>>44397499 #>>44398351 #>>44398956 #
1. pjerem ◴[] No.44397499[source]
I have more mixed feelings about Syncthing than you.

I personally think it’s a power user tool rather than an easy to use tool. The UI can feel intimidating but is actually pretty coherent once you understand how Syncthing works.

I would compare it with Git in terms of ergonomics : a powerful tool with its own jargon that you must understand to be able to use it.

Like git, Syncthing chose to expose its internals to the user rather than hiding it behind something magic. But like git, I don’t feel like there are unnecessary complexity. Once you understand it, it’s easy to make it work because it makes sense.