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This repository is holding a working docker-compose setup for documentation pourpuses because syncstorage-rs's documentation is not very good to explain how to self host the new rust syncserver.

With help of it you can self host the new Firefox sync server, which is written in Rust and replaces the old python one, which is deprecated.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Why should storing your browser history and behaviour with a 3rd party in a 3rd country in a procured 3rd party cloud infra provider and a 3rd party colocation provider be the default? Why not keep that personal information just inside, instead of letting it leave out of the front door? Also, encryption has more to do with confidentiality than security. If someone gets access to your encrypted data all they have to do is encrypt it again, to do harm.