Intro
Bittorrent sync
is one of the most exciting things I've seen in a while. It
allows syncing of folders across multiple computers, using bittorrent
technology.
Think of it as a private, secure, free, more portable,
unlimited, and customizable replacement for Dropbox.
Reasons to be excited about this:
Decentralized
Nobody (such as Dropbox) is the man-in the middle, with the ability to look
at (and accidentally expose) all your data.
Transfers are faster, because they don't have to go through a middleman.
Distributed
Every computer that shares the folder is a node in a private torrent network --
the more computers you have the more copies (and performance) you have.
Private
All data transfers are encrypted. In addition, there is nothing to sign up
for, no accounts, no nothing. Just download, configure, and run.
No Installation
Because the executable is just downloaded and executed, there's nothing to
install, which means no root access is required, which means it can be
run in all kinds of environments.
No Limits
No size limits, except the size of your hard drive. No price per gigabyte.
No limit to how many directories or files can be shared.
No limit to how many source drives or partitions you can sync.
Services like Carbonite charge more to sync external drives.
Read-Only Option
Share folders in read-only mode with others.