Connect to your laptop from iOS files app
Using unison to automatically sync between GNU/Linux and the iPhone
Sep. 16, 2020 - Willem L. Middelkoop
In order to optimise my workflow, I was looking for a way to seamlessly access the same files on both my computer and smartphone. This is useful to when you want to quickly send files from your computer using your smartphone through various messaging apps and vice versa. Read along to find out how I did it.
Continue reading![My Unison profile with parameters for the ‘WillemCloud’](/blog/2020-09-16_syncing-files-seamlessly-between-smartphone-and-tablet/images/i_01_My-Unison-profile-with-parameters-for-the-WillemCloud_500px.png)
![My cron command is wrapped in a check to prevent starting synchronisation when it is already running](/blog/2020-09-16_syncing-files-seamlessly-between-smartphone-and-tablet/images/i_02_My-cron-command-is-wrapped-in-a-check-to-prevent-starting-synchronisation-when-it-is-already-running_500px.png)
![Accessing files using the native iOS Files app enables you to use many different apps and shortcuts](/blog/2020-09-16_syncing-files-seamlessly-between-smartphone-and-tablet/images/i_04_Accessing-files-using-the-native-iOS-Files-app-enables-you-to-use-many-different-apps-and-shortcuts_500px.jpg)
![Synchronising files between my tablet and iPhone: the NAS server act as an intermediate station; overcoming differences in protocol and connection](/blog/2020-09-16_syncing-files-seamlessly-between-smartphone-and-tablet/images/i_00_Synchronising-files-between-my-tablet-and-iPhone-the-NAS-server-act-as-an-intermediate-station-overc_500px.png)
![The same files on both my smartphone and tablet - it just works!](/blog/2020-09-16_syncing-files-seamlessly-between-smartphone-and-tablet/images/i_05_The-same-files-on-both-my-smartphone-and-tablet-it-just-works_500px.jpg)
![Download and configure Secure ShellFish to connect to my “WillemCloud”](/blog/2020-09-16_syncing-files-seamlessly-between-smartphone-and-tablet/images/i_03_Download-and-configure-Secure-ShellFish-to-connect-to-my-WillemCloud_500px.jpg)