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minus-squareDigitalDilemma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoLook into Syncthing if you have a home server - very easy phone backups that cost nothing.
minus-squareSoulKaribou@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoDon’t even need home server, regular PC with a disk will do. Just fireup syncthing on both devices and voila. Can set syncthing to start on pc
minus-squareDigitalDilemma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoYep, absolutely. Although when doing so, that would make your regular PC a server. Doesn’t stop it continuing to be a regular PC as well.
minus-squaredragonlobsterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoYa but wouldn’t I need to open up ports or host a VPN ? Otherwise my phone won’t backup unless I’m at home
minus-squareDigitalDilemma@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoYou need a way to connect to your home server from the internet, yes. You can do it easily using cloudflare tunnels or using one of the many vpn systems for your phone.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoAccording to the website it uses UPnP. So it might still work.
Look into Syncthing if you have a home server - very easy phone backups that cost nothing.
Don’t even need home server, regular PC with a disk will do. Just fireup syncthing on both devices and voila. Can set syncthing to start on pc
Yep, absolutely.
Although when doing so, that would make your regular PC a server. Doesn’t stop it continuing to be a regular PC as well.
Ya but wouldn’t I need to open up ports or host a VPN ? Otherwise my phone won’t backup unless I’m at home
You need a way to connect to your home server from the internet, yes. You can do it easily using cloudflare tunnels or using one of the many vpn systems for your phone.
According to the website it uses UPnP. So it might still work.