So you have two computers that are not in the same place, and you want them to share the same synchronised folder, communicating directly with each other.
A 6 minute screencast
showing how to share files between your computers in different locations,
such as home and work.
You can add even more computers using the same method shown here.
If you have a laptop that is sometimes near another computer, you can speed up file transfers when it is by also connecting it using the local pairing walkthrough.
I've noticed that it is also possible to add an existing annex folder on a remote server without using syncing. Are there any dangers in doing this?
Could you explain what syncing does and when it is needed? Thanks.
I try to understand how to setup git-annex for the following use case:
Two computers, that are paired via remote sharing, using some cloud repository for transfer, and a local NAS for backups.
These two computers are sometimes in the same network, sometimes in different networks, and sometimes even without network at all. From what I read, it should be possible to bypass the cloud when these two machines are on the same network, which sounds great.
Would it be possible to use a portable drive as "another link" between these two computers that can be used to sync them even if there is no network between them?
And as you write, if the pairing has been set up manually, then everything is fine - so could it be that it is really easy and only necessary to setup the git-annex on the local drive as an additional remote on both (or only one?) machine?
thanks for any insight!