I’m brand new to Linux, running Mint on an old laptop to get a few more years out of it. I can install things via CLI, but I prefer GUI if available.
I’m looking for a cloud syncing option for some files I want to access across multiple devices. I don’t need a lot of space. I’m not skilled enough to host things somewhere myself, I want just a consumer cloud solution.
I have a Box account, but there’s not a native Box sync app for Linux. I’ve seen ExpanDrive claims to offer Box syncing, but I’m hesitant to pay or give it access to my account without knowing more about it. If it truly works and is secure, I don’t mind paying.
Otherwise, what have been your best experiences with cloud hosting and syncing on Linux?
Thanks everyone! I’ve been having a lot of fun with my little Linux machine, I’m just bummed I didn’t try this sooner.
Have you looked into SyncThing?
+1 for Syncthing, I use it a lot. However anyone have any methods of 1-way sync? I’d like to backup camera photos from my phone with it but not have a 2-way sync so I can delete the pictures off my phone, and not have it deleted on my server. At one point I found a discussion with the developers about this exact use case and if I remember right, they were kind or in the camp of ‘that use case extends beyond what we envision for the app and would introduce more complexities, so we’re not a big fan of introducing that feature.’
it’s not 2-way vs 1-way sync (also, ppl who replied didn’t read your requirements lol), it’s that you want to ignore deletes, which is not possible.
True but you could set up a schedule /cronjob to move the files from the shared folder perhaps. Would be a bit extra traffic I guess if pics are not deleted on main device regularly.
Megasync , the app they have for Linux works great!
@HalfAHero Syncthing is pretty good solution
Nextcloud is really great for this. There is clients for all desktop and mobile OS. I am hosting this myself on my VPS however you can however use this service here: https://nextcloud.com/sign-up/
their website says they host it for you and provides this list of providers…
Other people have mentioned open source products so I’ll just add that Dropbox has a Linux client. I use Nextcloud for my own stuff but I have Dropbox for work stuff and it works basically the same as on Windows/Mac as far as I can tell.
