Any #syncthing powerusers here? I am looking for a solution how to sync only specific party of my local #music library to my mobile device without creating a parallel file structure, aka having all those files two times on my local disk. Any suggestions?
I wonder, it might be possible to use ignore patterns (Device => Edit => Ignore Patterns on the web interface—no idea on mobile) on the phone's side to avoid syncing certain folders. Of course, if you're not planning to sync to anywhere other than your phone with different folders, you could also do it on both ends, which I know works.
@samurro
Edit: to fix glaring errors
Take a backup of your music library, then...
Add the target music folder on the mobile's syncthing as "Receive Only" type and set the Ignore Patterns to:
!Artist 1 !Artist 2/Album 3 !Artist 3
*
These ignore patterns say "don't ignore these folders", then "ignore everything else". To change the contents later, add/edit the ignore patterns.
@proactiveservices Actually not a bad idea, it would require updating the ignore file everytime I add something. But I would "solve" my issue like this. Thanks! I will check that out #syncthing
@proactiveservices Hey I still didn't made the change, but now checked again your suggestion and just understood, that basically I control what is written on mobile device only through the ignore patterns.
But how do I edit those ignore patterns for #android device, seems pretty tedious esp. with #syncthing requiring some kind of #texteditor for that...?
@samurro
You can then edit the .stignore-global file on any connected device. Once it syncs to the mobile, changes in the ignore file will be processed.
(it can be any file name, but I use this to keep syncthing's naming scheme and it's descriptive).
@proactiveservices I am struggling with this one. How do I make sure the .stignore-global gets synced? If I set my "music share" with ignore pattern
*
!.stignore-global
It still seems to scan the whole library before syncing the file? What am I doing wrong?
@proactiveservices Or maybe I found my mistake? The .stignore-global files doesn't have to be in the to be synced folder? Does it just have to be anywhere on the target device and be synced through syncthing?
@samurro When using a #include file, it is just a "normal file" for all purposes. So you're right that it has to be included back in via !.stignore-global, apologies for forgetting that.
It doesn't have to be synced by syncthing. I am not sure if the file must be in the synced folder, you could set up a new folder share just to test this out.
@samurro Also a reminder to take a backup of all your synced data in case a mistake is made. As you can tell I forgot an important point so it shows how easy it is :-)
@samurro syncthing will tell you if it cannot read the file - it will "Stop" the share. I do not know if it has to be in the same directory - it will be easy to test this by setting up a test share.
@proactiveservices I think I found the issue, can't wait to get home to test it. "The first pattern that matches will decide the fate of a given file." So the * needs to be at the bottom and the included artists/albums need to be above... :blobcatfacepalm:
@proactiveservices Hey dude, just wanted to thank you again for the solution with #syncthing. I am using it now for some months successfully. I am just curious how do you handle removing files from your mobile (2nd device). Do you just delete them on the device? Wouldn't that delete them on the main (first device) once they are deleted, depending on the syncthing setting (Send & Receive, which is necessary for .stignore-global)? Or how do I make sure albums are removed from my mobile device?
@samurro Hey, you're welcome! Just to clarify my specific use case: I want to sync a number of music folders to my phone. When I decide to put an album on the phone, I adjust the ignore settings as we discussed. TBH Syncthing isn't really an ideal solution, but I'm lazy ;-)
For this share on the phone I have the type set to "Receive Only". This way I can delete music from the phone, knowing it doesn't affect the computer.
@proactiveservices So you basically edit the ignore file on the source devices (computer) and delete the albums from your mobile device.
But that means you are not able to edit the .stignore-global file on your mobile device, correct? (receive only)
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