Mutagen
Open-source tool for real-time file sync and network forwarding between local machines and remote containers.
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About Mutagen
Mutagen lets developers keep using their local editors and tools while code runs on remote servers or in cloud containers. It does fast two-way file synchronization with an algorithm designed for source code and build output. It can also forward network traffic so that applications running remotely can be reached from the local machine.
It supports several transports across local, server and container infrastructure, including Docker containers, and handles platform differences automatically. Docker acquired the project as part of its work on Docker Desktop.
Strengths
- Two-way sync tuned for code and build products
- Network forwarding to remote services
- Works with SSH hosts and Docker containers
- Cross-platform
Limitations
- Aimed at developers rather than general file sync
- Command-line focused, with no graphical interface described
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Docker
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Developers editing code locally that runs in remote containers or servers
- Categories
- File sync, Container tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Mutagen
Compare allSoftware that can replace Mutagen for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Unison
Synchronize two file collections while preserving changes from both sides.
Unison synchronizes two file collections in both directions on Windows, macOS and Linux, but lacks Mutagen's network forwarding and container support.
osync
Two-way file synchronization script built on rsync with fault tolerance and near real-time sync.
osync provides two-way sync on top of rsync with a near real-time mode, but it needs a Unix-like shell and has no Docker integration.
Lsyncd
A live syncing daemon that watches local directories and mirrors changes to remote targets with rsync.
Lsyncd mirrors directory changes to remote targets in near real time using rsync and SSH, but only one way rather than two-way sync.
rsync
The classic delta-transfer tool for copying and mirroring files.
rsync transfers only changed parts of files and preserves attributes, but runs as one-way copies you trigger yourself rather than continuous two-way sync.
Syncthing
Keeps folders identical across your own machines, directly between them, with no cloud account in the middle.
Syncthing keeps folders in continuous two-way sync with versioning and conflict handling, aimed at general devices rather than code in remote containers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Rclone
A command line tool that syncs, copies and mounts files across more than seventy cloud storage services.
git-annex
A command-line tool that manages and syncs large files with git without storing their contents in git.
FreeFileSync
Compares two folders, shows exactly what differs, and copies only what changed.
Magic Wormhole
A command-line tool that sends files between computers securely using short one-time codes.
