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Bit-sync is a utility for synchronizing arbitrary data using the rsync algorithm in pure js

4 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 1 story, 3 comments · first 2017-10-17 · latest 2025-10-01

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  1. …too clever with it because I was focused on rsync algorithm compatibility. This is a cool idea! [1] https://github.com/claytongulick/bit-sync
    comment by claytongulick · 2025-10-01 · in CDC File Transfer
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    Bit-sync: synchronizing arbitrary data using rsync algorithm in pure JavaScript
    story by ingve · 2021-05-16 · 17 comments
  3. …It's transport agnostic, so WebRTC or websockets or whatever is fine. Works in browser or Node. https://github.com/claytongulick/bit-sync
    comment by claytongulick · 2021-05-14 · in Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
  4. If you like rsync and javascript, I wrote https://github.com/claytongulick/bit-sync which is kinda fun.
    comment by just_astounded · 2017-10-17 · in Zsync: Differential file downloading over HTTP using the rsync algorithm (2010)