SyncTrain Shortcuts

[addisoncraik]

Hi, I just started using SyncTrain/SyncThing so far it's worked well and I appreciate all the hard-work that went into making the app. I do however have a question concerning IOS shortcuts.

Which shortcuts are recommended to be used when opening apps reliant on SyncTrain i.e Obsidian? I have attached my current shortcut for obsidian, is there any other recommended SyncTrain shortcuts when I open obsidian? Thanks!

[pixelspark]

If you want to give Synctrain opportunity to sync files, then yes, use "Synchronize for a while". You can put this in a loop to extend the time easily.

I would also suggest to trigger a Rescan at the top for the relevant subdirectories, to ensure Synctrain picks up any local changes quickly.

[addisoncraik]

Perfect, thank you!

[naheller]

Hi there - I stumbled upon this thread while troubleshooting issues with iOS changes not being propagated out in a timely manner.

In my testing, simply creating an automation that uses the built-in Synctrain shortcuts (Rescan + Sync) is not enough. I had to create my own custom shortcut that sort of packages Rescan + Sync together. No repeats were necessary. I could then run my custom shortcut in an automation (in my case, on open/close of the Obsidian app). This seems to work.

I can't really see why this is necessary, and I can't help but feel like this sort of manual patch is doomed to flake out eventually. It's a sort of "fly in the soup" of what's supposed to be that invisible Syncthing magic.

Either way I'm glad Synctrain exists, and the we owe a huge debt of gratitude to @pixelspark. Hopefully there will come a day when iOS background sync is in a happier place.