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* lib/db: Deduplicate block lists in database (fixes #5898) This moves the block list in the database out from being just a field on the FileInfo to being an object of its own. When putting a FileInfo we marshal the block list separately and store it keyed by the sha256 of the marshalled block list. When getting, if we are not doing a "truncated" get, we do an extra read and unmarshal for the block list. Old block lists are cleared out by a periodic GC sweep. The alternative would be to use refcounting, but: - There is a larger risk of getting that wrong and either dropping a block list in error or keeping them around forever. - It's tricky with our current database, as we don't have dirty reads. This means that if we update two FileInfos with identical block lists in the same transaction we can't just do read/modify/write for the ref counters as we wouldn't see our own first update. See above about tracking this and risks about getting it wrong. GC uses a bloom filter for keys to avoid heavy RAM usage. GC can't run concurrently with FileInfo updates so there is a new lock around those operation at the lowlevel. The end result is a much more compact database, especially for setups with many peers where files get duplicated many times. This is per-key-class stats for a large database I'm currently working with, under the current schema: ``` 0x00: 9138161 items, 870876 KB keys + 7397482 KB data, 95 B + 809 B avg, 1637651 B max 0x01: 185656 items, 10388 KB keys + 1790909 KB data, 55 B + 9646 B avg, 924525 B max 0x02: 916890 items, 84795 KB keys + 3667 KB data, 92 B + 4 B avg, 192 B max 0x03: 384 items, 27 KB keys + 5 KB data, 72 B + 15 B avg, 87 B max 0x04: 1109 items, 17 KB keys + 17 KB data, 15 B + 15 B avg, 69 B max 0x06: 383 items, 3 KB keys + 0 KB data, 9 B + 2 B avg, 18 B max 0x07: 510 items, 4 KB keys + 12 KB data, 9 B + 24 B avg, 41 B max 0x08: 1349 items, 12 KB keys + 10 KB data, 9 B + 8 B avg, 17 B max 0x09: 194 items, 0 KB keys + 123 KB data, 5 B + 634 B avg, 11484 B max 0x0a: 3 items, 0 KB keys + 0 KB data, 14 B + 7 B avg, 30 B max 0x0b: 181836 items, 2363 KB keys + 10694 KB data, 13 B + 58 B avg, 173 B max Total 10426475 items, 968490 KB keys + 9202925 KB data. ``` Note 7.4 GB of data in class 00, total size 9.2 GB. After running the migration we get this instead: ``` 0x00: 9138161 items, 870876 KB keys + 2611392 KB data, 95 B + 285 B avg, 4788 B max 0x01: 185656 items, 10388 KB keys + 1790909 KB data, 55 B + 9646 B avg, 924525 B max 0x02: 916890 items, 84795 KB keys + 3667 KB data, 92 B + 4 B avg, 192 B max 0x03: 384 items, 27 KB keys + 5 KB data, 72 B + 15 B avg, 87 B max 0x04: 1109 items, 17 KB keys + 17 KB data, 15 B + 15 B avg, 69 B max 0x06: 383 items, 3 KB keys + 0 KB data, 9 B + 2 B avg, 18 B max 0x07: 510 items, 4 KB keys + 12 KB data, 9 B + 24 B avg, 41 B max 0x09: 194 items, 0 KB keys + 123 KB data, 5 B + 634 B avg, 11484 B max 0x0a: 3 items, 0 KB keys + 0 KB data, 14 B + 17 B avg, 51 B max 0x0b: 181836 items, 2363 KB keys + 10694 KB data, 13 B + 58 B avg, 173 B max 0x0d: 44282 items, 1461 KB keys + 61081 KB data, 33 B + 1379 B avg, 1637399 B max Total 10469408 items, 969939 KB keys + 4477905 KB data. ``` Class 00 is now down to 2.6 GB, with just 61 MB added in class 0d. There will be some additional reads in some cases which theoretically hurts performance, but this will be more than compensated for by smaller writes and better compaction. On my own home setup which just has three devices and a handful of folders the difference is smaller in absolute numbers of course, but still less than half the old size: ``` 0x00: 297122 items, 20894 KB keys + 306860 KB data, 70 B + 1032 B avg, 103237 B max 0x01: 115299 items, 7738 KB keys + 17542 KB data, 67 B + 152 B avg, 419 B max 0x02: 1430537 items, 121223 KB keys + 5722 KB data, 84 B + 4 B avg, 253 B max ... Total 1947412 items, 151268 KB keys + 337485 KB data. ``` to: ``` 0x00: 297122 items, 20894 KB keys + 37038 KB data, 70 B + 124 B avg, 520 B max 0x01: 115299 items, 7738 KB keys + 17542 KB data, 67 B + 152 B avg, 419 B max 0x02: 1430537 items, 121223 KB keys + 5722 KB data, 84 B + 4 B avg, 253 B max ... 0x0d: 18041 items, 595 KB keys + 71964 KB data, 33 B + 3988 B avg, 101109 B max Total 1965447 items, 151863 KB keys + 139628 KB data. ``` * wip * wip * wip * wip
Goals
Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers. We strive to fulfill the goals below. The goals are listed in order of importance, the most important one being the first. This is the summary version of the goal list - for more commentary, see the full Goals document.
Syncthing should be:
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Safe From Data Loss
Protecting the user's data is paramount. We take every reasonable precaution to avoid corrupting the user's files.
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Secure Against Attackers
Again, protecting the user's data is paramount. Regardless of our other goals we must never allow the user's data to be susceptible to eavesdropping or modification by unauthorized parties.
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Easy to Use
Syncthing should be approachable, understandable and inclusive.
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Automatic
User interaction should be required only when absolutely necessary.
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Universally Available
Syncthing should run on every common computer. We are mindful that the latest technology is not always available to any given individual.
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For Individuals
Syncthing is primarily about empowering the individual user with safe, secure and easy to use file synchronization.
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Everything Else
There are many things we care about that don't make it on to the list. It is fine to optimize for these values, as long as they are not in conflict with the stated goals above.
Getting Started
Take a look at the getting started guide.
There are a few examples for keeping Syncthing running in the background on your system in the etc directory. There are also several GUI implementations for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Docker
To run Syncthing in Docker, see the Docker README.
Vote on features/bugs
We'd like to encourage you to vote on issues that matter to you. This helps the team understand what are the biggest pain points for our users, and could potentially influence what is being worked on next.
Getting in Touch
The first and best point of contact is the Forum. There is also an IRC
channel, #syncthing on freenode (with a web client), for talking
directly to developers and users. If you've found something that is clearly a
bug, feel free to report it in the GitHub issue tracker.
Building
Building Syncthing from source is easy, and there's a guide that describes it for both Unix and Windows systems.
Signed Releases
As of v0.10.15 and onwards release binaries are GPG signed with the key D26E6ED000654A3E, available from https://syncthing.net/security.html and most key servers.
There is also a built in automatic upgrade mechanism (disabled in some distribution channels) which uses a compiled in ECDSA signature. macOS binaries are also properly code signed.
Documentation
Please see the Syncthing documentation site.
All code is licensed under the MPLv2 License.