PEpeterhajas·Jan 2, 2012
I think Lipsync - https://github.com/philcryer/lipsync - might be better, Git isn't great for lots of large binary files.
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lipsync
lipsync sets up a lightweight service that provides command-line, Dropbox like syncing
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lipsync sets up a lightweight service that provides command-line, Dropbox like syncing
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Apr 2011 | 2011-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 2011 | 2011-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2011 | 2011-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 2011 | 2011-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 2011 | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2011 | 2011-09-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2011 | 2011-10-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2011 | 2011-11-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2011 | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 2012 | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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7 sourcesWhat about Lipsync? [1]
I believe it was mentioned here on HN when the project first appeared.
1. https://github.com/philcryer/lipsync
In "DIY Dropbox" or "2-way directory (r)sync with proper deletion"How does this compare to lipsync in terms of binary files?
https://github.com/philcryer/lipsync
In Gitdocs: Open-source Dropbox using Ruby + GitTLDR: The code is at https://github.com/philcryer/lipsync
In Building your own secure storage space that mirrors Dropbox's functionalityIf you are technologically savvy (as one may assume, since you are here after all) and you feel uncomfortable with this change (as I do), I would suggest looking in to some of the other projects around that offer somewhat similar (albeit not as feature complete) self-hosted solutions:
https://github.com/philcryer/lipsync
http://sparkleshare.org/
In Dropbox TOS Includes Broad Copyright LicenseDropbox works brilliantly for sharing/syncing non-private files, but I don't think it makes sense to try to patch on something to make it work for truly private files. In my experience, the added security of encryption always comes with some inconvenience, but TrueCrypt volumes sound really inconvenient (like dealing with conflicts if the volume was mounted on multiple computers at the same time).
I'd rather lose the convenience of the web interface, etc. and have locally encrypted files that are only accessible to me.
What about adding encryption on top of a tool like lipsync (https://github.com/philcryer/lipsync) as an alternative to Dropbox for private files?
In How to add a second layer of encryption to DropboxThis looks promising: https://github.com/philcryer/lipsync#readme
In A personal Dropbox replacement based on Git