How to synchronize the home folder between multiple computers?

penguin_pam

I have three computers at home, and would like to have the /home/ folder tree synchronized between the three. Any files/folders (except those hidden) that are modified/added/removed in one of the three computers is updated in the other two. Is rsync enough to do this? and how?

Originally asked by lamcro on Stack Exchange (superuser) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Good Linux question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Here's a list things that could potentially solve this problem, each balances the trade-offs you have to make differently so you'll have to make your own choices and try things out for yourself: Unison - as mentioned by others, this is run manually, but is very fast, reliable and effective. Requires both machines being synchronised to be on at the same time. It has a nice user interface to allow you to deal with the almost inevitable conflicts, and tracks and propagates deletions correctly. The graphical app/package is called unison-gtk. OwnCloud - Cloud storage run on your own server. You'll...

Full answer by Tim Abell: https://superuser.com/a/703606 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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