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Syncing notes across computers from central server?

For a long time, I used Syncthing for my Joplin notes. It was running as a Docker image on my TrueNAS server. The notes themselves were on the TrueNAS server, and from there, Syncthing would sync it to my PC and laptop, for example.

I am annoyed, however, at some desyncing issues. Have you guys got ideas on how to better solve this?

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Mark
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Why would you do something as convoluted as that over the sync feature within Joplin? WebDAV would be the most suitable option, either the standalone app or as part of a full nextcloud install.

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curled
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If you're hosting nextcloud anyway you might also want to check out the notes app. It creates a Notes folder in your account from which you can edit the markdown files, has a nice markdown editor in the nextcloud web UI, and comes with Android and iOS clients so you don't have to setup file access and find a separate markdown editor.
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Antithetical
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Joplin has their own sync-server you can run as Docker container; free for personal use..

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everett
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There's also a middle-ground between this solution and what OP's doing with Syncthing: Joplin has support for syncing with any generic WebDAV server.
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Mora
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And since we aren't in the self hosting community: You can also pay pikapods to host it for you: pikapods.com/apps#notes

(That being said, I personally prefer Obisidian with Git Sync)


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Riskable
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I just use rsync over ssh via a cron job 🤷

It's been working fine for over 20 years on all my various PCs.

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utopiah
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FWIW rsync also works on mobile phones and VR standalone HMDs, via e.g. termux or ish ... so it's really on working fine on... pretty much anything with a terminal and a connection really.

Warmly recommended.

Also if you need more than solely the last version, check rdiff-backup.

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Riskable
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Yep! There's really only ONE operating system that doesn't do rsync over SSH. Can you guess which one? 😁

BTW: FolderSync does it on Android for free... play.google.com/store/apps/det… (only OK-ish GUI but it works).


FolderSync - Apps on Google Play

FolderSync enables easy sync of files between cloud storage and Android devices.
play.google.com
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Toribor
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What do you mean by 'desyncing' issues. I use Syncthing very heavily across my servers and workstations and I don't have any trouble. I run my own Syncthing relay server for NAT traversal.
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HaraldvonBlauzahn
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I use Zim Wiki + git. Or gollum wiki, which also uses git. Works both very well and can not only be synced but automatically merged.
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Helix 🧬
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What issues exactly? I found Syncthing to be 99% reliable. The rest is manually fixed with .stversion folder diffing.
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