Backup and sync game save data between devices

Getting Help
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I want to set up a system where I can backup game save data on a server and sync that data between devices.

Right now on my home server I’ve made a restic directory that I push save data to from my PC.

For the game Shovel Knight, I backup the directory “/home/flafy/.local/share/Yacht Club Games”.

Now I also want to share and backup that data from my android phone or other PCs, where the path is different.

How can I do that? Is it possible to use restic like that?

I’m wondering how will restic know that “/home/flafy/.local/share/Yacht Club Games” and “/home/john/.local/share/Yacht Club Games” relate to the same save files and sync between them.

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Restic is for backup. You are looking for syncing which syncthing excels at. With them both you can sync and backup your save data.

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So how would the setup work?
Do I just use syncthing on “/home/flafy/.local/share/Yacht Club Games” and “/home/john/.local/share/Yacht Club Games”?

I’ll still backup that game save file from my main PC (/home/flafy) to the home server. But what if I want to backup from the second PC (/home/john) to the home server? Will I be able to backup only when I get access to the main PC ?

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I’d suggest reading through the documentation first, then asking any questions on their community forum, but your example is sound.

As for backups - yes both source and destination computers would need to be on for a backup between them. However, if flafy has up-to-date save data, then a backup of that would be fine.