Heck, setting up autostart on Linux server was more complex than just running the app itself!

There’s no installers, no package management (but there are packages if you want to), no registration, no email, no logins, no password creation, no 2FA, no consents, no user agreements. It’s ready to sync with any other Syncthing node, no other setup necessary. After you run that binary, you have a fully operational node of Syncthing. It’s so simple I thought I missed something. Frankly, I almost ceased to believe it’s still possible. It’s amazing how great computer products can be when they don’t need to deal with corporate bullshit, don’t have to promote a brand or to sell its users. Syncthing is everything I used to love about computers. It brings the joy of use and makes you believe the collapse of civilization can be slowed down a bit. The sanity, the simplicity, the reliability, the features. I tried Syncthing, a free and open-source alternative. Finally, a few days ago, after iCloud cryptically broke again, I decided it’s time to try something different. I moved to iCloud, but it was even worse. In the beginning, Dropbox was great, but in the last few years, they started to bloat up. I’ve been struggling with file sync solutions for years.

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