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Two-way file sync, no remote agent needed

Today Synchi is finally public! It's designed for syncing files between two locations (local or over SSH). It detects conflicts, and lets you decide what to do.

Why not rsync/Unison/Syncthing?

  • rsync has no memory between runs and is one-way
  • Unison needs to be installed on both sides
  • Syncthing requires always-on daemons

Synchi runs on demand, works over SSH, and only transfers what actually changed.

I use it daily for syncing a shared folder between my machines and an android phone. Works great in combination with Tailscale/WireGuard so that you can sync files remotely.

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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 5 days ago

Neat.

So what advantage does this have over other sync tools?

Compared to Syncthing or Resilio, it sounds like you need a VPN, otherwise it's LAN-only (this is the advantage of agent-based solutions like Syncthing).

Plenty of LAN-centric solutions exist, even a simple script. How does this compare to things like that?

[-] BB_C@programming.dev -2 points 5 days ago

Ask the real poster/dev in one of the lemmy.ml communities.

this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2026
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