GSoC 2026 Proposal Draft - Idea 9: LAN Sync - Yousef Genedy 1. Links Project idea: gsoc/ideas.md at master · joplin/gsoc · GitHub GitHub profile: yousef-genedy Email: Yousef Genedy Forum introduction post: Introducing Yousef - GSoC - Joplin Forum 2. Contributions to Joplin I started contributing t…

May I ask, what would be the benefit of adding a host based LAN sync to Joplin? You could just host any open source WebDAV server on the local network (not exposed to the internet) and it would essentially offer the same? My guess is that this proposal is intended to be hostless device to device sy…

[image] mrjo118: May I ask, what would be the benefit of adding a host based LAN sync to Joplin? You could just host any open source WebDAV server on the local network (not exposed to the internet) and it would essentially offer the same? I think your point about using a local WebDAV server i…

Just keep in mind we already have the File System sync target which many people already use to perform LAN syncing. What does a host based sync model provide over using that existing target? Also, I appreciate that this was made before the guidance post was pinned here but could you make sure updat…

So what this proposal is about is device-to-device synchronisation, without going through a third device. Maybe investigate what already exists? How is it usually implemented? Isn't SyncThing working like this?

Yes, Syncthing is a good example. I believe it has both a host mode and peer to peer mode. Technically Syncthing will allow peer to peer sync with Joplin via file system sync, but support for file system sync on mobile has severe performance issues on Android. So a built in peer to peer LAN sync wou…

My approach with Host-Based LAN Sync is that it is easier to set up and provides better UX. It would be built directly into Joplin with integrated device discovery, built-in pairing, and a simple way to enable something like “LAN Host Mode”, without any external tools. And it also fits well with the…

Thanks for the feedback and discussion earlier. After researching different approaches, I decided to focus on a virtual sync target over multiple peers model. In this approach, devices on the same local network discover each other and exchange synchronization data directly. Instead of relying on a …

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I've updated the post to match the guidelines and waiting for feedback from mentors and contributors

Hi @Daeraxa and @CalebJohn , I noticed from the idea list repo that you are the potential mentors for the LAN Sync project. I’ve shared a draft proposal for the LAN Sync idea and would really appreciate your feedback when you have time. Thanks

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Topic		Replies	Views
GSoC 2026: LAN Sync: research notes and architecture options Features	3	118	2 March 2026
Sync LAN Features	5	149	3 February 2026
Joplin built-in synchronization function Features	3	175	29 July 2025
Not syncing on the LAN Network Support	4	1071	21 August 2022
SYNC WLAN only Features	1	373	16 October 2019

GSoC 2026 Proposal Draft - Idea 9: LAN Sync - Yousef Genedy

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