Ferry Sync (Cloud file sync)
Ferry Sync is a native file sync and cloud browser app for Sailfish OS: connect it to your cloud server, browse your files, and keep local folders synchronized in both directions.
rclone is the transfer and sync engine.
Features:
- Currently implemented backends: Seafile and Nextcloud
- Remote browser: navigate your libraries/folders, create folders, upload, download and delete
- Open files directly on the device: built-in text viewer, text editor and image viewer
- File browser for uploads — all file types, multi-select
- Bidirectional folder sync (rclone bisync) per sync pair — a whole folder or just a single file
- Background sync via systemd user timer: every 5 / 15 / 30 minutes, ... -- or manual only
- Network rule: Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi and mobile data; runs are skipped cleanly when offline
- Safety limit against mass deletion: a run that wants to delete unusually much is aborted and waits for your explicit confirmation ("Force sync")
- Global exclude patterns, editable line by line (*.tmp, .thumbnails/**, …)
- Per-run sync logs viewable in the app, plus a permanent diagnostics page for support cases
- Cover action "Sync now" with status at a glance
- Translations: EN, DE
Supported Backends:
For a full list of backends the engine can talk to, please refer to https://rclone.org/overview/
If you want to use a backend that is not yet implemented and it is on the list above, please create an issue on GitHub and I will add it.
Technical Information:
- Qt 5.6.3 (Sailfish OS Silica UI) + Python 3 backend via PyOtherSide — no C++, no Java
- rclone as the one and only transfer and sync engine, bundled in the RPM (aarch64, armv7hl, i486)
- Background sync as a short-lived systemd user timer — no permanent daemon, no battery drain
- Sandboxing is disabled (Sandboxing=Disabled): inside the jail the Secrets daemon socket is invisible and systemctl/python3 cannot be executed, which makes background sync and secure credential storage impossible
Tested on: Fairphone 4 (SFOS 5.0.0.62), Emulator (5.0.0.62)
Links:
- Github: https://github.com/Dominik-h-hub/harbour-ferry
- Releases & Changelog: https://github.com/Dominik-h-hub/harbour-ferry/releases
- Issue Tracker: https://github.com/Dominik-h-hub/harbour-ferry/issues
Screenshots:
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Application versions:
| Attachment | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
 harbour-ferry-0.2-2.aarch64.rpm | 18.14 MB | 22/08/2026 - 16:45 |
| harbour-ferry-0.2-2.i486.rpm | 19.06 MB | 22/08/2026 - 16:45 |
| harbour-ferry-0.2-2.armv7hl.rpm | 18.56 MB | 22/08/2026 - 16:45 |
| harbour-ferry-0.2-1.aarch64.rpm | 18.14 MB | 20/08/2026 - 16:32 |
| harbour-ferry-0.2-1.armv7hl.rpm | 18.55 MB | 20/08/2026 - 16:32 |
| harbour-ferry-0.2-1.i486.rpm | 19.05 MB | 20/08/2026 - 16:32 |
Changelog:
0.2-2:
- FIX: missing german translation parts
- FIX: run_lock is now used for all processes instead of single process.
- FIX: recreate_collection_open() deletes the collection AFTER recreating it instead of before.
- FIX: transaction() acts now as Context-Manager to ensure lock of transactions over multiple calls.
- FIX: account_identity_changed() now handles username changes correctly.
- FIX: escape_glob() now handles single sync files correctly and only this file will be synced.
- FIX: added supports_modtime to reduce errors in sync log.
- FIX: ferry-sync-service was killed after 2 mins even if sync was still running
- FIX: encrypted libraries.json was not deleted successfully from cache in some cases.
- FIX: introduced new pre-check for duplicate filenames within remote upload.
- FIX: text editor keeps Save disabled until the file was loaded successfully.
0.2-1:
- Initial release of application
- Added MainPage, sub-pages, Settings-Page
- Added backend logic for file synchronization and settings management
- ADDED: Seafile backend support
- ADDED: Nextcloud backend support
Comments
Dimasik
Sat, 2026/08/22 - 21:13
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Great app! Thank You sir :)
Pemek
Fri, 2026/08/21 - 11:21
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Hi, this app fills the gap I fixed with scripts and services. I want to switch but: could you please add one way synchronization/copy mode for folders? I have a subset of files on the phone (phone storage is limited) and full contents on nextcloud. Sync would remove old files on remote side.
DomiH
Fri, 2026/08/21 - 13:02
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yes, rclone also supports one way syncs, i will put it in the agenda
nthn
Thu, 2026/08/20 - 21:58
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Looks like another quality app, thanks! One UI request: could you move the tabs to the bottom instead of the top? It looks a bit strange this way, and on devices with a notch, the tabs on top are partially obscured and would need an offset, which would make it look even stranger.
DomiH
Thu, 2026/08/20 - 23:24
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good point, i will test and try that with next version!