How might you build a cohesive ecosystem of devices with Linux?

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  • Here are some thing I have been successfully using: - for PDF files sync, check SyncThing (open source) or Resilio Sync (free) - for calendar sync and cloud storage, check NextCloud. You’ll have to host it somewhere accessible from your phone, which usually means having a static IP. This means either hosting on something like Linode or running it on your Pi and connecting all your devices using Tailscale (open source) or Zerotier.

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  • Here are some thing I have been successfully using: - for PDF files sync, check SyncThing (open source) or Resilio Sync (free) - for calendar sync and cloud storage, check NextCloud. You’ll have to host it somewhere accessible from your phone, which usually means having a static IP. This means either hosting on something like Linode or running it on your Pi and connecting all your devices using Tailscale (open source) or Zerotier.

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  • Here are some thing I have been successfully using: - for PDF files sync, check SyncThing (open source) or Resilio Sync (free) - for calendar sync and cloud storage, check NextCloud. You’ll have to host it somewhere accessible from your phone, which usually means having a static IP. This means either hosting on something like Linode or running it on your Pi and connecting all your devices using Tailscale (open source) or Zerotier.

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  • Here are some thing I have been successfully using: - for PDF files sync, check SyncThing (open source) or Resilio Sync (free) - for calendar sync and cloud storage, check NextCloud. You’ll have to host it somewhere accessible from your phone, which usually means having a static IP. This means either hosting on something like Linode or running it on your Pi and connecting all your devices using Tailscale (open source) or Zerotier.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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