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Website: add entry to FAQ about SyncThing/Dropbox/etc.

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In short: such setups are not supported.
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[getinvolved]: {{< ref "development/get-involved" >}} [getinvolved]: {{< ref "development/get-involved" >}}
# Can I use SyncThing, Dropbox, Google Drive, or other file syncing software?
Flamenco assumes that once a file has been written by one worker, it is
immediately available to any other worker, like what you'd get with a NAS.
Similarly, it assumes that when a job has been submitted, it can be worked on
immediately.
Such assumptions no longer hold true when using an asynchronous service like
SyncThing, Dropbox, etc.
Note that this is not just about the initally submitted files. Also the
rendering of a preview video from individual images assumes that those images
are immediately accessible after they've been rendered.
It might be possible to create a complex [custom job type][jobtypes] for this,
but that's all untested. The hardest part is to know when all necessary files
have arrived on a specific worker, without waiting for *all* syncing to be
completed (as someone may have just submitted another job).
## What do "Error: Cached job type is old" or "job type etag does not match" mean? ## What do "Error: Cached job type is old" or "job type etag does not match" mean?
This means that you have to click on the little "Refresh" icon next to the job type: This means that you have to click on the little "Refresh" icon next to the job type: