Support for untrusted peers and archived changes?

[benguild]

I’ve been looking at Syncthing, but I wanted to know:

• Can you allow a node access to the cluster but not let that node decrypt the data? So that it only serves it but can’t access it? … Just a relay basically.
• When files change between different hosts, is there a way to save a certain number of versions for a certain number of days? (like Time Machine on the Mac, for example)

Just wondering! Thanks

[AudriusButkevicius]

Encryption no, versioning yes (there are two different implementation).

[bigbear2nd (Bob Hope)]

Welcome to Syncthing!

@benguild

• Can you allow a node access to the cluster but not let that node decrypt the data? So that it only serves it but can’t access it? … Just a relay basically.

This is currently not implemented, but very well considered and discussed. You might find the guite long discussion here:

Support for file encryption (e.g. non-trusted servers)

There is even a bounty (currently at 110 $) on the feature:

$5,000 Bounty on syncthing/syncthing

@benguild

• When files change between different hosts, is there a way to save a certain number of versions for a certain number of days? (like Time Machine on the Mac, for example)

Yes, there are.

• Keeping an configurable amount of old files called Simple File Versioning

• a TimeMachine-like feature we call Staggered File Versioning

[benguild]

Cool! Thanks for the info.