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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by wildrhythms on Sunday March 13, 2022 @09:15AM (#30660965)
Do you have any recommendations on syncing the database file between devices?
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by Delk on Sunday March 13, 2022 @09:50AM (#30661175)
I just keep my KeePass database synced in $generic_cloud_storage. Since the database is encrypted and decrypted on the client side using a password and a key file, and I'm not keeping the key file synced (I copy it manually to my devices), I haven't found it to be an issue to keep the database in cloud storage even though I obviously wouldn't trust the provider with my cleartext passwords.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by fn-mote on Sunday March 13, 2022 @01:21PM (#30663460)
^^ Just to emphasize:

USE A KEY FILE in addition to a password.

Your paranoid self can sleep well at night (as long as your key file is not being synced).

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by Pooge on Sunday March 13, 2022 @09:26AM (#30661021)
I do it manually every now and then. As for an automatic approach, you could try KeeShare[1] or Syncthing[2].

[1]: https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_UserGuide.html#_databas...

[2]: https://syncthing.net/

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by rglullis on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:15AM (#30661935)
Syncthing! Has Windows/Linux/Android/iOS clients. Works perfectly.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by brynjolf on Sunday March 13, 2022 @03:41PM (#30664957)
I had so many issues with this, it feels like you have to keep track of whret you do changes and when it has synced it. Otherwise it won't merge and you will have to do it manually.

Bitwarden is so much easier sadly.

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by rglullis on Sunday March 13, 2022 @04:39PM (#30665474)
Honestly, I think I had syncing conflicts maybe once or twice, and even then the merge feature worked without any hiccup.

Maybe it does help the fact that I have my NAS always online, and I treat my mobile devices mostly as "read-only" - i.e, if I have to create a new password it will almost surely be on my desktop / laptop.

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by paulryanrogers on Sunday March 13, 2022 @08:43PM (#30667311)
Keepass2Android and KeePass2 official syncs reasonably well. Or the XC implementation if you prefer
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by fitblipper on Sunday March 13, 2022 @10:24AM (#30661448)
I've been happily using syncthing for 2 years now. Syncs my password files between 3 computers and 2 phones.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by andreareina on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:07AM (#30661857)
There's manual syncing, and automatic syncing.

Manual: All clients I've seen have the capability to merge databases. So you have one copy of the database in whatever online file storage service, plus each device will have its own local copy. Pull down the online db, do a bidirectional sync between the two databases, push back online.

Automatic: some clients natively support webdav, dropbox, etc as the master copy of the db file and will transparently do the change syncing for you.

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by egberts1 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:38AM (#30662182)
This guy suggest SyncThing for automated route of syncing databases of password savers.

https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/keepass-vs-bitwarden-server.html

https://syncthing.net/

Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by netizen-936824 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @10:11AM (#30661357)
Basically any file sync client. Just keep the keepass database in the folder that gets autosync'd and sync the folder to each device you need keepass on
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by lvass on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:52AM (#30662356)
I use rsync on termux and zerotier for remote access. Mounting sshfs on android is also great if you don't need any passwords when offline.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by tniemi on Monday March 14, 2022 @11:03AM (#30673267)
We have the family password database in Google Drive. It works suprisingly well, and it haves file versioning.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by ohuf on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:13PM (#30662612)
I keep my password database in a Google Drive directory. Clients exist on Windows, Mac, Android, IOS.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by synthos on Sunday March 13, 2022 @10:12AM (#30661367)
Keepasswandroid can integrate with any cloud storage and will perform merge when needed
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by willis936 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:13PM (#30668161)
Self-hosted Nextcloud supports WebDAV. It's been working great for me.
Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to 1Password by paulryanrogers on Sunday March 13, 2022 @08:44PM (#30667315)
Keepass2Android can sync and merge from a variety of file sync services.