Syncthing - Automatic Phone Backup to Your Computer

We will install the Syncthing App on an Android device, a Linux computer and Windows. And I'll show you how this will automatically backup your phone photos to one or more computer computers. This solution does not require any cloud access though it will work over the Internet.

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[jeremymorrison]

I cannot tell you how much I love your channel. I used linux as a child before joining the Marines and now I'm back at it and your channel has made me realize it's the right choice. Thanks for this video. Super helpful.

[Chi_Loutman]

Thank you for all the work you do in the fight of privacy!

[noxxum]

Hell yeah my man Rob back at it again with very useful FOSS. I appreciate you so much for what you do for the tech/privacy community.

[crzyruskie]

Thank you so much for doing a Linux example as well. Your content is amazing, thank you for putting it out there.

[rolen]

I've been meaning to install Synchting for a long time, this was a lot easier than I expected.

[idcrafter-cgi]

the location services also includes seeing the SSID of wifi networks which it needs to know when you are in your home network because the location permission seems to Bundle up Bluetooth LE beacons, Wifi SSID and strength information alongside your location

[salapolivalenta]

I check all the time this tutorial when install syncthing on a new phone, very useful, thank you Rob!

[jimcabezola]

Mahalo for the app suggestion. My Android and iPhone use wires to transfer their stuff to my computer; it never even occurred to me seek a wireless solution like Sychthing. Mahalo again!

[marinmarinov]

Wonderful solution! I have been looking for such thing for a while. Thanks for sharing!

[TheLunablackheart]

Life saving video - THANK YOU!! Gosh I was so stuck. Love tuts as straightforward and clear as this.

[jf]

Syncthing makes it possible to run your own local discovery servers. So it is possible to have the setup completely local without any third party cloud service.
Awesome.

[IgorTFerreira]

Great video! Too much precious information in an easy way! I'm glad to be a subscriber to your channel!

[kenhnsy]

Another great video for privacy with a surprisingly small number of views.

[HouseAndLotFinderph]

ive been an it since the longest time and u saved me on these. i need this! thank u ! subbed !

[GoibniuNihiliste]

Thank you, All other tutorials didn't work. They were also 2 years out of date.
Subbed and Bell notification-ed.

[jmr]

I've been running Syncthing for a long time now. I was experiencing a few file permission errors but I was able to fix it.

[ShiroCh_ID]

Finally the Easier to Understand of how to use Syncthing
although you seems to be a little sceptical to popular service like iCloud or Drive, but the explanation of Syncthing is good

[mikeweir]

Thank You Rob!! I've been waiting for exactly this...Bravo & Cheerz!!

[Chrono-vtkw]

Rob,

Have you looked into Resilio Sync? It's pretty close to Syncthing, but without the centralized server.

I have mine set up without the use of a relay server, no tracker server, and you can tell it to use predefined hosts (your internal IP) from within your network using port 26131.
You can also have it use a relay server if needed, but I find that you rarely need to use one unless you are trying to sync via the internet.

I have mine set up to where let's say 3 of 5 peers are predefined with internal IPs only, and only 1 pair (like my phone, and then one computer at home) need to be reaching out to the internet. My internal peers grab the new files from the internet-reaching peer.

This used to be called Btsync or Bittorrent Sync until they renamed it to Resilio Sync, which by the name suggests uses bittorrent protocols that are decentralized by nature.

[furzkram]

Since Android 8.1, WiFi network can only be identified when location info access is granted, SyncThing app states.
It is needed when one wants it to work only when connected to specific WiFi networks.