Are there any alternatives that have a better syncing mechanism? I really like ownClouds interface but I have encountered a few bugs with syncing files.
Bittorent sync? Discoverability and multiple folder syncing has been a problem for me. I would be very interested in a perfect method to track and sync multiple folders on multiple computers
Too bad it's closed.
I use BitTorrent sync on a box and installed ownCloud as the UI to access those files from a browser. It works well.
Just use any WebDAV share and sync with anything you want like rsync.
Seafile has been flawless for me.
Seconded - we have been running Seafile for the last few months with several shared folders. It works flawlessly and is quite fast.
I highly recommend Syncthing.
Is forwarding ports required to get syncthing working?
Often not. It can do UPnP automatically. But in my case I don't even need that, because I just run a dedicated server node with a public IP, and everybody else can sync via that.