[dba-Tech] BitTorrent Sync

Hi All:

I have been playing around with BitTorrent Sync and what it does is excellent.

It could be roughly compared with Dropbox but it real functionality is quite different. Here is a list of features:

Drpbox: Runs on all platforms.
BTSync: Ditto.

Drpbox: You can automatically sync your local DropBox with another remote Dropbox. Deleted, Edit and Add.
BTSync: Ditto. 

Drpbox: I do not know whether you can designate one DropBox location as a Read-Only file source.
BTSync: Any link can be designated as a Read-Only source. You can also designate only 24 hour availability.

Drpbox: You can only have one DropBox location on a computer.
BTSync: You can have virtually unlimited number of location, of infinite depth, even the entire harddrive.

Drpbox: You can transfer files of any size up and to your purchase or free size limit.
BTSync: You can transfer unlimited size files/directories.

DrpBox: You can send links to remote parties allowing them to download files in your dropbox.
BTSync: You can send a key(s) to a remote party allowing them to download a file or whole directory trees.

Drpbox: You can use Dropbox Cloud as a additional storage area.
BTSync: You do not have a Cloud storage.

Drpbox: Dropbox transfers files very fast.
BTSync: BTS transfers files far faster as they are not first transferred to the Cloud but directly link to the remote client. It also transfers faster if there are multiple destinations. 

Drpbox: Automatically sets itself as run always.
BTSync: Can to set to automatically start processed or can be set to manual.

Drpbox: Data is not encrypted.
BTSync: Data is encrypted (21 bit - 36 characters).

Dropbox is definitely easier to install and once a network has been established it is easier to use. It is also easier to send a person outside the network a link to the data. BitTorrent Sync can only be used by those having an appropriate key, the data is more secure, is more flexible and is far faster.

There are things that DropBox are far better at, especially if you are using some of its Cloud features but for versatile, any size and very fast transfers BitTorrent Sync is the best,

In summary, I would highly recommend the product. Be careful about deleting adding and editing files as the changes can be reflected in seconds on another linked computer. It does have a safety feature which versions files over 40K and saves deleted files in an .archive directory. On computers running BTS you should firewall browser port 8888 as that is used as the application menuing system.

Jim