Cross-post from: https://lemmy.world/post/9282945

I’d like to sync my markdown notes between devices (laptop and phone), which service is better: Nextcloud or Syncthing? Any other important idea I should know?, like latency times, or maximum number of synced devices, what if I edit the same note from both places without internet and then both get connected to a network… For example, I know Nextcloud let me have a history of the notes.

  • exec4
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    7 months ago

    I am using Joplin on Syncthing with 3 devices I have edited one note on both devices before syncing, so the note got duplicated. (Joplin is syncing to a folder, then the folder gets synced). This takes a little longer to get synced if I boot and open Joplin directly (as Joplin’s first sync still syncs the outdated files). But mostly works fine.

    I am also using Joplin on 2 devices and sync them over WebDav (on NextCloud). As I am editing 99% on one device only, I cannot tell you much about it.

    If you are working offline some time I would try syncthing first. I have set my phone to auto usb tether so it would always sync when connected.