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Show HN: Sink – Sync any directory with any device on your local network

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105 points sirbread | 2 comments | 27 Jun 25 06:01 UTC | HN request time: 1.197s | 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

1. sandreas ◴[27 Jun 25 17:47 UTC] No.44398774[source]▶
As reference (for feature comparison or whatever) here are some tools I use to keep things in sync, some have already been mentioned:

  rsync - I think everybody knows this
  rclone - modern feature packed tool similar to rsync, but also more complex
  croc - a modern cross platform file transfer utility
  syncthing - sync service with web gui to keep multiple devices in sync
  LocalSend - An open source GUI tool also for mobile devices
  restic - a tool for encrypted backups with rolling hash deduplication
  immich / ente.io - Photo backup app with frontend and backend
  zfs - filesystem with send and receive
All of these are (partly) open source and free to use. Hope it helps.
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