Ask HN: What is the simplest way to sync bookmarks across devices?

I have started doing something completely different than using bookmarks. I set up yacy[1] on a personal, internal server at my home, which I can access from all my devices, since they are always on my wireguard vpn.

Yacy is actually a distributed search engine, but I run in 'Robinson mode' as a private peer, to keep it isolated, as I just want a personal search of only sites I have indexed.

Anytime I come across something of interest, I index it with yacy, using a a depth of 0 (since I only want to index that one page, not the whole site). This way, I can just go to my search site, and search for something, and anything related that I've indexed before pops up. I found this works way better than trying to manage bookmarks with descriptions and tags.

Also, yacy will keep a cache of the content which is great if the site ever goes offline or changes.

If I need to browse, I can go use yacy's admin tools to see all the urls I have indexed.

I have been using this for several months and I am using this way more than I ever used my bookmarks.

[1] https://yacy.net/

I created an app called Crestify[0]. You install the browser extension and any pages you bookmark can be accessed from any device, you can save and restore all your open tabs across devices too, and you can even get full text search over your browsing history. Currently it works on Chromium browsers and Firefox, with mobile apps coming soon. Feel free to email me if you need any help.

[0] https://www.crestify.com

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