Open-source
+ + Synctech is powered by syncthing, an open-source file + synchronization tool, first released in 2013. + +Just like syncthing, Synctech is open-source, licensed under AGPL-v3. + +
Privacy
+ +You can protect + a folder with a password. + + When the folder is password-protected, the files can be read only on the + devices where password was entered. Nobody can access your data without a + password, including us. + +
This is quite unique in the on-line synchronization and + backup space. While we very carefully protect your data, you are + additionally assured that it is impossible to read your files for anyone + else but you (or others, with whom you have shared the password). + +
Synchronize among other devices
+ Your files will be automatically synchronized across your + devices and Synctech. You can also share folders with other devices + that you do not own — colleagues, friends or family. + +If you are without an internet connection, but on the same network (e.g. + in an airplane, or on a phone hotspot), files will still be shared + directly. This lets you to collaborate (and move files between your own + devices) under any circumstances. + +
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+ + +Frequently Asked Questions
+ +When setting up Synctech, you are entering your password on your trusted + devices. All your files are encrypted with that password. That way, + nobody can read your files without a password, even us (since you are not + entering the password on Synctech; it is deliberately impossible). + +
At Synctech, we are protecting our customer data very carefully (stay + tuned for a blog post with technical details). Even with that, it is good + to have extra assurances that the files are accessible only to the + devices you trust. + +
End-to-end protected files is very uncommon in today's backup or + synchronization services. It is now possible for us to offer a service + that does it securely. + +
+A backup is a copy of your data stored somewhere else. If the original + data is lost, it can be recovered from a backup. Backups are essential + for data that is worth saving. + +
Here are a few common ways how data is lost, when having a backup + becomes essential: + +
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- Hard-drive failure. +
- Loss of the computer (e.g. theft or leaving at the wrong place). +
- Ransomware, + when data is locked out by an attacker unless a ransom is paid. +
- "Whoops, I permanently deleted the wrong folder". +
Synctech uses a free and open-source program syncthing to synchronize files both + across your devices, and across your devices and Synctech itself. Once + files are synchronized between your devices and Synctech, it will + periodically create backups. + +
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- Install Syncthing on your computer/phone/tablet. +
- Select folders which you want to share. +
- Optional: configure sharing: between yours or devices of your + colleagues/friends. +
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- User's control panel: + MIT license. + + +
- Everything else: + AGPL-v3. + +
My main ethos are: +
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- Respect the customer. Since the business is bootstrapped, I have + all the means to behave ethically. + + +
- Attention to detail creates the best product. +
- Accessibility (and bandwidth) matter. + +