More Synching Requirements & an Open Source App Named PowerFolder
I had some more time to think about what I am looking for in a directory synchronization tool. I had decided that the main requirements were:
- Peer-to-Peer model: mostly for private synchronization (i.e. only for the same user) from multiple nodes, but also opening up opportunities for group sharing
- Branch-per-node: each node will be a branch, but will have to have some sort of intelligent merging in order to deal with the potential problem of binary files growing out of control
- HTTP support for firewall issues
Given those new requirements, I googled “BitTorrent Sync” and was surprised to find a project by the name of PowerFolder | Easy Secure File Transfer, Share, Sync and Online Storage Software I’m doubly thrilled to find that it is Open Source, although it appears to have a dual-licensing scheme which automatically makes me skeptical.
I’ll have to give the produce a peak and report back whether or not it meets my needs. Stay tuned.
