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== Layout
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I wasnt feeling quite adventurous enough to switch away from qwerty,
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but, the Sweep being a 36-key board, some layout adjustment would be needed.
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but, the Sweep being a 34-key board, some layout adjustment would be needed.
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I took the Sweeps https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/ferris/keymaps/default[default layout]
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and used the https://config.qmk.fm/[QMK configurator] to customize it.
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:warning-caption: pass:[<span style="font-size: 2em">⚠</span>]
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:toc:
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:toclevels: 6
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https://syncthing.net/[Syncthing] is one of the best file syncing tools in existence,
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and I dont say that lightly.
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Syncthing is a distributed, peer to peer file syncing service.
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This means that it doesnt rely on a central, always online server ran by you or someone else,
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but that your devices directly send files between themselves whenever they are online at the same time.
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== Syncthing vs Nextcloud
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I use both Syncthing and Nextcloud for data storage and syncing,
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and while nextcloud has a lot of features and provides a nice web interface,
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(I get a lot of use out of Nextcloud's caldav server)
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I keep running into problems and limitations with it.
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One thing is maintenance. Of my entire homelab,
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I easily spend the most time troubleshooting and fixing nextcloud,
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sometimes having to reboot the VM multiple times per week.
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Additionally, ive ran into a few annoying limitations more than once,
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such as the sever crashing if you view a folder with too many files in the web interface or apps.
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Nextcloud does a lot of things, and does things very well,
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but I would not describe it as a rock solid piece of software.
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Syncthing, on the other hand, has no web file manager,
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does not do caldav or any of the other million things you can do with nextcloud apps,
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and requires setup on both ends to setup a syncing connection.
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In short, Syncthing does only one thing.
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But boy does it do that thing well.
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During the time Ive used Syncthing,
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Ive never seen it crash, hang, or corrupt a file.
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Even with a device like my phone,
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constantly loosing and regaining network access,
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files have synced perfectly, every time.
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While all my files are stored on my Nextcloud server,
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for folders with large number of files,
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I only have one device syncing with Nextcloud,
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and all other devices use Syncthing to sync with the device connected to Nextcloud.
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== Distributed?
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With Dropbox or Google drive, files are not sent directly between your devices,
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but are sent from one device to the server,
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then from the server to other devices.
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This also applies to Nextcloud,
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the only difference being who runs and controls the server.
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With Syncthing, there is no central, authoritative server storing the 'master copy' of your files that other devices download from.
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Instead, devices all connect to each other, sending changes made on one device to all other devices they share that file with.
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This makes all of your devices into a cluster, where no device has to always be online,
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but any devices that happen to be online at the same time synchronize while they can.
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== Introducers
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If you have a lot of devices, making sure every device is connected to every other device can become a hassle.
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Thankfully, Syncthing has the concept of 'introducer' devices.
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In short, With an introducer, you only need to connect your devices to the introducer,
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and the introducer will make connections between any devices that share the same folder with the introducer.
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This is very useful, for example, to enable for a always online storage server,
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an architecture that I plan to implement in the future if I ever get around to moving away from Nextcloud.
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