sync.example.json

{
  // EXAMPLE: copy your main folders to a new PC.
  //   1) edit the paths below (replace YourName)
  //   2) on the OLD pc run:  folder-transfer.bat sync.json
  //   3) copy the generated download-scripts file to the NEW pc and run it
  // Paths: forward slashes "C:/path" OR doubled backslashes "C:\\path". Comments (// and /* */) are allowed.

  "folders": [                 // folders to copy; each arrives under its own name on the receiver
    "C:/Users/YourName/Documents",
    "C:/Users/YourName/Pictures",
    "C:/Users/YourName/Desktop",
    "C:/Users/YourName/Downloads"
  ],

  "ignore": [                  // skip these.  name (no /) = any depth;  * = within one name;  ** = any depth;  trailing / = folders only
    "*.tmp",                   // temp files
    "~$*",                     // Office lock files
    "Thumbs.db",               // Explorer thumbnail cache
    "desktop.ini",             // per-folder Explorer settings
    "**/node_modules/",        // node_modules folder, at any depth
    "**/cache/"                // any "cache" folder, at any depth
  ],

  "compress": true,            // compress on the fly (already-compressed types are skipped); false to disable
  "streams": 4,                // parallel connections - big speed-up on high-latency links (1 = classic single-stream).
                               //   Work is split into fine-grained units (bundles / large files), so even one
                               //   giant folder spreads across all streams, and the mirror stays exact.
  "cutover": false,            // true = two-phase mode for a LIVE database (implies once; forces streams:1)
  "once": true,                // exit after one successful transfer

  "allowIp": "",               // only this client IP may connect (empty = any)
  "serverHost": "",            // address baked into the client (empty = auto-detect this PC's IPv4)
  "clientOut": "",             // where to write the client .bat (empty = .\download-scripts\...)
  "port": 8722,                // TCP port
  "idleSeconds": 600,          // auto-close after N seconds with no client connected
  "stallTimeout": 300,         // abort a connected client silent for N seconds (raise to ~1200 for big files over WAN)
  "noFirewall": false          // true = do NOT open the firewall port (opening needs admin)
}