Here is a useful HowTo for anyone who needs to keep files in sync between PCs. There are many commercial solutions out there (iDrive et al.) that facilitate this, but those can be expensive and often limit space to a few gigabytes at most. This solution allows you to synchronize as much as you need and keep costs down. It is also relatively easy to implement across multiple platforms and operating systems. Here are the basic ingredients of this design:
- A publicly accessible machine, always connected to the Internet, that you can access via ssh. This can be a web host that allows ssh access or a machine of your own hooked up to the Internet with a static IP or dynamic DNS.
- Unison. Don’t worry about this one. It’s a free rsync-like tool that supports bidirectional edits and can be downloaded for free.
- Some time and patience. This method isn’t exactly for the faint of heart–but no worries, walk through step by step and you’ll get there.
If it looks like you can handle those three, read on for the details.
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