BrickSync.NET is down

brickopolis

this seems to be a huge problem when rebooting the program (on mac via Terminal).

It looks like there is a query that checks for the last version of bricksync on the domain bricksync.net

Unfortunately the program crashes for me. ( when the project was abandoned it would've been better to just hardcode the last version instead of still querying the website :-/ ?? )

I know there are some compilable links out there but also concluded this does not work for mac version.

Does this mean I am (finally) forced to buy a paying subscription for cloud services like Brick Freedom ?

( I take it Stragus does no longer want to pay for the hosting of the domain, and maybe took a 10-year lease because it was cheapest back in 2014. )

Lawrence

There are newer versions here https://github.com/ZZJHONS/Bricksync/releases but yes it looks like they are not for mac.

You could setup some sort of hosted virtual windows machine, or use one of the other services here https://www.brickowl.com/help/inventory-synchronisation

brickadoon

@brickopolis as you've probably discovered the BrickSync project is still alive (I'm part of the team that's helping with it), but only for Linux/Windows users.

You could add a suggestion to the program website and see if anyone has a way of compiling for a Mac?

https://github.com/ZZJHONS/Bricksync/issues

graysbricks

Appreciate the work you previously put into it, stopped working. Will have to close Brick owl store permanently unfortunately. Thanks again for the past.

brickadoon

@graysbricks are you a Mac user too?

graysbricks

Absolutely.

Lawrence

@graysbricks there are many other synchronisation options available, is the cost of them a deciding factor in closing your store?

pippyblocks

@graysbricks I stopped using Bricksync around a year ago and have been using Brickfreedom for the last year, it's easy to set up and the cost of using it isn't huge, you'll offset it against sales. Worth looking at plus you don't have to run it on your own machine.

graysbricks

Had to close for now, will weigh up the other options and decide. Thanks for your input

mevitsbricks

I've been using InSpaceSync for a couple of years and love it. You can change inventory on Brickowl or bricklink with out any issues. It just keeps it all in sync. https://inspacesoftware.com/

ErwinNL

The domain has status: clientHold "This status code tells your domain's registry to not activate your domain in the DNS and as a consequence, it will not resolve. It is an uncommon status that is usually enacted during legal disputes, non-payment, or when your domain is subject to deletion."

ErwinNL

Do you know how to edit the host file on a MAC?

Can you try to set bricksync.net and www.bricksync.net to 127.0.0.1

mevitsbricks

Some details on how to add it to the host file. https://chatgpt.com/share/671a9bd7-3b44-8003-ac50-23f2c4eaa047

ErwinNL

You can also try: 199.58.80.33 instead of 127.0.0.1; As far as I can tell that is the IP used for bricksync.net at 2024-10-14

Source: https://viewdns.info/iphistory/?domain=bricksync.net

Good luck, this is a temporary fix at most.

ErwinNL

On Windows it works, see screenshot.