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# Syncthing and Remote File Management
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> What is [syncthing](https://syncthing.net/)?
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It's a free and open source project that basically keeps your files synchronized across multiple devices.
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It woks like so(in my setup):
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Listen Server => Gets folders and things shared with it
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PC => usually uploads stuff to the listen server
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Phone => usually just pulls down updates from the listen server
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```
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I personally use Syncthing to keep my ever growing music library and Book/Papers collection up to date on my phone and PC.
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> Can you cut out the middle man by removing that server?
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Yes but I'm lazy and this give me the option of running syncthing on my laptop and pull down changes from anywhere without much hassle.
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> Where do yo host this listen server?
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For hosting I use [IONOS](https://www.ionos.com/) since VPS's only cost 2 USD a month. Currently it's running Debian 10 Buster.
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