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File based syncing of profile data instead of Mozilla sync? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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I use Firefox (LibreWolf with Mozilla sync) on multiple devices. To have my tabs, extensions and history easy available I use Mozilla for syncing that data.

Would it be possible to just use a generic sync service like rsync or something, to sync the profile folders and every file in it?

Or would that break or corrupt data?

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[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

You can self host Firefox sync although it's a pain. Or you can sync only bookmarks using an extension like xbrowsersync or floccus. Otherwise using the official Firefox sync is the best option.

[–] liminal@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

XBrowserSync and Floccus don't sync to local files, unless you self-host the server or a webDAV respectively.

Lofloccus makes it easy to spawn a local webDAV server (making Floccus save your bookmarks to local files) which I can then sync with rsync or Syncthing or whatever system I already like. It's only available for Windows and MacOS though.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Also can easily run a local webdav server with SFTPGo on Linux/BSD/OSX/Windows: https://docs.sftpgo.com/latest/installation/

Or use it directly with your devices to sync instead of going through syncthing.