How to config: One master, several read-only copies?

[hzulla]

Hi there,

I want to use syncthing to keep a copy of a master folder. My scenario is this:

• I have one device X with data (say, a smartphone with a photos directory)
• I want to keep an up-to-date copy of these data on my other computers (say, NAS, desktop PC)
• Device X is the master version. Any change on X overrides the copies on the other computers.
• No change on a copy should change the master.
• When a file is removed on one of the copies, it may not be removed on the master.
• When a file is removed on one of the copies, it must be recreated from the master next time the master goes online.
• When a file is renamed on one of the copies, it must be removed next time the master goes online (no dangling filenames).

I have tried using the “read-only” option in syncthing, but that didn’t really do the trick.

What is the proper configuration for this scenario?

Thanks!

[brunod (Bruno)]

@hzulla

I have tried using the “read-only” option in syncthing, but that didn’t really do the trick.

Why ? What happend ? You have to activate the “read only” check on the master only. It is the one that the other will read from only

[hzulla]

Ah, so that was my mistake. I misunderstood that option to be exactly the other way round.

[AudriusButkevicius]

Yet if others modify files, masters state will not he enforced, and you should use filesystem permissions to prevent others.