BitTorent Sync is a great tool for startups.(blog.vrypan.net)

9 pointsby vrypan13 anni fa7 comments

blog.vrypan.net

BitTorent Sync is a great tool for startups.

http://blog.vrypan.net/2013/09/13/btsync-great-tool-for-startups/

3 comments

_pius13 anni fa

This piece would have been a lot more interesting if it had mentioned why Sync was preferable to the other solutions.

diziet13 anni fa

Free & not limited by file size / total stored space seems to be the big point.

thematt13 anni fa

Also, you don't have to compromise your data to a 3rd party like Dropbox.

retrogradeorbit13 anni fa

"Files sync immediately and fast".

So which is it? Immediately or fast? How would the transfer rates to a remote sync compare with a NAS replication stream? How would the LAN file synchronisation compare to local NAS?

vrypan13 anni fa

Technically, I refer to when the syncing of the file starts (almost immediately) and ends (very fast). When we are all in the same network at the office the speed is limited by our network speed and our laptops.

I guess that a cheap NAS would probably perform the same or maybe worst. I don't know about a high-end NAS on a very fast and fine tuned switched network, but that's usually outside the scope of most startups in their early stages.

cheatcode13 anni fa

Files are inaccessible with a smartphone though, that's what's lacking. But that said, no centralized server is a killer feature.

bittermang13 anni fa

Conversely, decentralization might be an attractive option for a small team. Less hardware to have, maintain, keep.

Also there's an iOS and Android version:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bittorrent-sync/id665156116?...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bittorrent...