> If you set out to build a local-first application that users have complete control and ownership over, you need something to solve data sync.
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> Dropbox and other file-sync services, while very basic, offer enough to implement it in a simple but working way.
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> Sure, it won’t be as real-time as a custom solution, but it’s still better for casual syncs. Think Apple Photos: only your own photos, not real-time, but you know they will be everywhere by the end of the day. And that’s good enough!
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> Imagine if Obsidian Sync was just “put your files in the folder” and it would give you conflict-free sync? For free? Forever? Just bring your own cloud?
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> I’d say it sounds pretty good.