# syncany/syncany

Syncany is a cloud storage and filesharing application with a focus on security and abstraction of storage.

Repository: https://github.com/syncany/syncany
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/syncany
Homepage: https://www.syncany.org
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-01-23T14:29:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4713, "days_push": 2048, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1640, forks 218 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.294556+00:00)

## What it is
Syncany is an open-source cloud storage and file-sharing application that backs up and syncs folders to arbitrary remote storage backends (FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Samba) with client-side encryption. It uses a plugin-based storage system and offers both a GUI and CLI, but the project is discontinued and was never released as stable.

## Use cases
- sync folders to my own ftp or s3 storage instead of dropbox
- encrypt files locally before uploading to cloud storage
- share an encrypted folder with friends using any storage backend
- back up photos to webdav or samba shares
- self-hosted file sync with pluggable storage providers

## When to choose
- you need client-side encryption with flexible storage backends and are willing to maintain the code yourself
- you want an open-source Dropbox alternative that works with arbitrary storage plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, stable product - the project is abandoned and was alpha quality
- you need reliable backup for important files
- you want active community support or recent security updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cryptography, backup, file-system, plugin-system, cli, gui
- domain: privacy, files, self-hosted, cloud-computing, security
- platform: cross-platform, jvm, cli
- tags: file-sync, cloud-storage, dropbox-alternative, client-side-encryption, storage-plugins, discontinued, desktop

## Member repositories
- syncany/syncany (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.294556+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:46:24.595255+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/syncany/syncany (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.294556+00:00, sha 295f30565803)
  - homepage: https://www.syncany.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:19:25.325847+00:00, sha b1c571eb7300)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.