Sync Config File Read Only, Overwrite_Changes

[samby]

I have some folders I want to sync in read only mode. There are two things I seek to understand.

 

1. read only secret and read write secret

2. overwrite_changes option

 

I have 4 systems these folders will be synced between. 1 (master) 3 (slaves). If a changes is made to a file on a slave I want it to be reverted to the origional on the next sync interval. Everything will be running on a headless system so i'm using the btsync.conf file. The master is a linux os, the 3 slaves are windows os.

 

I have setup two seperate config files one for the server, and one for the slaves. 

 

Q1: Where do I put ("overwrite_changes" : true,)  in the client config or server config?

Q2: When setting up the server config file do I need both the read write and read only secrets in the shared folders section or can I just have the read only secret there?

 

Here are examples config files

 

Master:

{
  "device_name" : "Master sync",
  "listening_port" : 1234,
  "storage_path" : "/home/btsync",
  "folder_rescan_interval": 60,
  "pid_file" : "/home/btsync/btsync.pid",
  "check_for_updates" : false,
  "use_upnp" : false,

  "shared_folders": [
        {
   "secret" : "ReadWrite",
   "secret" : "ReadOnly",
            "dir" : "/home/btsync/folder_A",
            "use_relay_server": false,
            "use_tracker": false,
            "use_dht": false,
            "search_lan": false,
            "use_sync_trash": false,
        },
        {
            "secret" : "ReadWrite",
            "secret" : "ReadOnly",
            "dir" : "/home/btsync/folder_B",
            "use_relay_server": false,
            "use_tracker": false,
            "use_dht": false,
            "search_lan": false,
            "use_sync_trash": false,
        }
    ]
}

 

Slave:

{
    "listening_port" : 1234,
    "storage_path": "C:/Program Files (x86)/BitTorrent Sync",
    "folder_rescan_interval": 60,
    "use_gui": false,
    "check_for_updates" : false,
    "use_upnp" : false,
    "shared_folders": [
        {
            "secret" : "ReadOnly",
            "dir" : "c:/BTSync/folder_A",
            "use_relay_server": false,
            "use_tracker": false,
            "use_dht": false,
            "search_lan": false,
            "use_sync_trash": false,
            "overwrite_changes" : true, 
            "known_hosts": [
                "MasterIP:1234"
            ]
        },
        {
            "secret" : "ReadOnly",
            "dir" : "c:/BTSync/folder_B",
            "use_relay_server": false,
            "use_tracker": false,
            "use_dht": false,
            "search_lan": false,
            "use_sync_trash": false,
            "overwrite_changes" : true,
            "known_hosts": [
                "MasterIP:1234"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

 

[gmosquera]

I know this is an old post, but just for the record to answer the questions here:

 

Q1: Where do I put ("overwrite_changes" : true,)  in the client config or server config?

Just the Client Config. 

 

Q2: When setting up the server config file do I need both the read write and read only secrets in the shared folders section or can I just have the read only secret there?

RW key on Master and RO on slaves. But remember also that slaves will sync between them once they know each other.