Reading up on Syncthing
5 deep · digging since dec 05, 25
- Show HN: Files.md – Open-source alternative to Obsidian
Files.md provides a fully open-source, hand-crafted note-taking alternative to Obsidian with a simple codebase designed for AI-era customization.
- The switch to Linux and the beginning of my self-hosting journey
A developer recounts switching from Windows 10 to Debian Linux and self-hosting services like PiHole and Syncthing, while HN discussants debate Linux desktop usability and self-hosting complexity.
- Maybe we don't need a server
Syncthing syncs files directly between devices without a server, and the author imagines a future where calendars, contacts, and email are just synced files.
- 100k TPS over a billion rows: the unreasonable effectiveness of SQLite
SQLite achieves over 100k transactions per second on a billion-row dataset by avoiding network overhead, though durability and HA remain trade-offs.