Bittorrent Sync

2018 Now using opensource syncthing, working on windows, linux and android phone.
- One limitation, on windows the filesystem is dodgy, not case sensitive.

201603 - Official .deb package

   sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://linux-packages.getsync.com/btsync/deb btsync non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list'
   wget -qO - http://linux-packages.getsync.com/btsync/key.asc | sudo apt-key add -
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install btsync

Allows you to sync files between devices, creating your own cloud service
Creating Readonly encrypted keys
- http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/25823-generate-encrypted-read-only-secret-without-api-key/?p=76262
# /usr/lib/btsync/btsync-daemon --generate-secret
# /usr/lib/btsync/btsync-daemon --get-ro-secret AALKI6PCLQSGLZRI5PU2VAY3WCKP5FO2J
prefix symbol "A" for RW secret, "D" for RW secret with encryption.

Not tested from forum post :generate encrypted read-only secrets using the normal btsync

    You can generate encrypted read-only secrets using the normal btsync client without any API key.
     
    Do the normal "Add a Sync Folder",
    click "Generate", but change the first letter of the "Folder sercet" from "A" to "D" (see 1 and 2),
    set the "Folder to sync", click "OK",
    right click on that folder from the list,
    click "Show Folder Preferences",
    copy the "Read only secret" (see 3),
    paste it into Notepad(or other text editor),
    "Encrypted Read-Only Secret" is the first 33 char of that string with the first letter changed from a "E" to "F" (see 3 and 4)
     
    real example this time.
     
    1) AR7GC6JIVCTKG2XNPM7GGOSV3FI5BDDNH
     
    2) DR7GC6JIVCTKG2XNPM7GGOSV3FI5BDDNH
     
    3) EYF7Y3OOYZEZALVLFDQDAARXQTV2HO7IZCO2V2ZRZEAN32VY7RFH7HGOKRI
     
    4) FYF7Y3OOYZEZALVLFDQDAARXQTV2HO7IZ

Directory permissions for sync dir

sudo mkdir shared_folder
sudo chown root:btsync shared_folder
sudo chmod 2775 shared_folder
sudo usermod -a -G btsync your_user

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