Upgrade StorageSyncing files with phone
I generally like to use my android phone as a storage device, instead of using a cloud server.
Using termux, I can sync any files between my phone and a computer via ssh + rsync or unison.
Scripts can be used to make things really streamlined.
In the context of Zotero, I would rsync the "Zotero/storage/" directory to keep my files updated, while letting Zotero handle the data syncing through its servers.
This has been working okay so far.
I thought about trying the Zotero android app, but it seems it can't access external files.
Thus, the method above would not work, as I can't access the files in "Zotero/storage/" from the app (please correct me if I'm wrong).
I was therefore thinking about switching to file sync using WebDAV, by running a WebDAV server on my phone, either from the termux CLI or from some android app.
I wanted to ask whether anybody has done anything similar, and whether there would be any better alternatives which achieve something similar.
Using termux, I can sync any files between my phone and a computer via ssh + rsync or unison.
Scripts can be used to make things really streamlined.
In the context of Zotero, I would rsync the "Zotero/storage/" directory to keep my files updated, while letting Zotero handle the data syncing through its servers.
This has been working okay so far.
I thought about trying the Zotero android app, but it seems it can't access external files.
Thus, the method above would not work, as I can't access the files in "Zotero/storage/" from the app (please correct me if I'm wrong).
I was therefore thinking about switching to file sync using WebDAV, by running a WebDAV server on my phone, either from the termux CLI or from some android app.
I wanted to ask whether anybody has done anything similar, and whether there would be any better alternatives which achieve something similar.
As long as you run a standard WebDAV server, there shouldn't really be anything special here. (Whether you want to do that on a phone is another matter.)
Guess I'll give it a go and see how it goes.
I'd be still open to suggestions for alternatives, if anybody has any ideas.