# A basic question about the connected devices field.
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-basic-question-about-the-connected-devices-field/26820
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 15, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-basic-question-about-the-connected-devices-field/26820 "2026-06-15T16:10:00Z")
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### Author:  [@wagner2029](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/wagner2029)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-basic-question-about-the-connected-devices-field/26820/1 "2026-06-15T16:10:00Z")
I have a server with 15 users configured for synchronization. Each user only has the server configured on remote devices. To ensure the clients continue synchronizing even if the server goes down, do I need to add all of them to each other?
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### Author:  [@chaos](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/chaos)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-basic-question-about-the-connected-devices-field/26820/2 "2026-06-15T16:19:32Z")
Syncthing is fundamentally peer to peer in design and architecture.
So let me rephrase what you wrote — tell me if I got it right: You have one Syncthing Device connected to 15 other Devices.
If you have all of the Devices in a mesh configuration (all connected to all others) the Devices will sync changes while one or more are down, yes.
While I do not use this feature, you may find using an Introducer will speed up your configuration, see [Introducer Configuration — Syncthing documentation](https://docs.syncthing.net/users/introducer.html) .
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### Author:  [@wagner2029](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/wagner2029)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-basic-question-about-the-connected-devices-field/26820/3 "2026-06-15T16:50:03Z")
I appreciate your time and help.
I have computers A, B, and C. Computer A has B and C configured as remote devices, computer B only has A configured as a remote device, and computer C only has computer A configured as a remote device. When computer A is turned off, will computers B and C be able to synchronize? If they cannot, should I add C to B and B to C in connected devices?
In my case, there are clients who come and go from the company. I need to have centralized copies of the files to maintain availability and synchronization in case of power or internet outages. I configured another machine to back up the files in another location. If this is correct, could I add the server and server\_backup to the devices connected to the clients so that they continue synchronizing?
This way, I wouldn’t need to reconfigure all the computers when a user leaves the company.
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### Author:  [@chaos](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/chaos)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-basic-question-about-the-connected-devices-field/26820/4 "2026-06-15T17:45:04Z")
Files can sync as long as Devices are connected to each other in Syncthing and also have shared Folders.
In your example if A is offline, B and C won’t sync unless they are configured to do so. So yes, you should connect them if that’s what you want to happen.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-basic-question-about-the-connected-devices-field/26820/5 "2026-07-15T17:45:05Z")
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