Enable firefox account sync in firedragon

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Hello.

Tried signing in, takes me to the login page, lets me login. Nothing is reflected in the actual browser.

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This post mentions how FireDragon uses its own self-hosted syncserver (instead of using Mozilla’s).

If you are hoping to sync the stuff you have set up on your Firefox account (tabs, bookmarks, settings) with FireDragon, I am under the impression that is not possible.

The exception would be saved account logins and passwords, which can usually be exported as csv or otherwise and imported into a new browser.

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But then what does it actually sync? What you mentioned is pretty much everything there is under the sun. So it syncs nothing? Little confused here

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I didn't mean that FireDragon does not sync all that stuff. It should sync all the same stuff that Firefox is able to sync. I just meant I do not think that FireDragon is able to sync data with Firefox.

My understanding is that the Garuda/FireDragon team set up an in-house sync server to use instead of the sync servers that Mozilla uses, in an effort to further enhance the privacy of the browser. So all that synced data (bookmarks, active tabs, and so on) does not get sent to the server that your Firefox browser is using. Similarly, the data that you are already storing on Mozilla's servers (data from your Firefox browser profile) will not be synced with FireDragon. The two browsers use different servers that do not communicate with each other.

If you choose to use the FireDragon browser, it should function the same as the Firefox browser you are accustomed to as far as syncing data goes, but I am pretty sure you will have to start over with getting your stuff set up.

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You can restore the default syncserver easily by putting Mozillas server in ~/.firedragon/firedragon.overrides.cfg like this:

lockPref("identity.sync.tokenserver.uri", "https://token.services.mozilla.com/1.0/sync/1.5");
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Wow, that's a good tip--I had not realized that was possible!

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Hey, is this still the way to do it? I can't find such a file in this directory, should I just create it, or has it been moved/ renamed?

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This file doesn't exist by default as it overrides the defaults, therefore it has to be created manually.

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Is this still how we do this? I tried to do it to my firedragon, and it doesn’t seem to be working right. (Says, last sync 4 months ago). I do use multiple profiles.

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Are you trying to sync with a Mozilla sync server? If so, you need to override the default sync server like this:

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Yes, I saw this in the thread above and tried to do it, however for some reason it doesn’t seem to be working. I have made this file in the firedragon folder as told, and I have copy and pasted the exact code in, but it’s not working.

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What do you have in about:config for identity.sync.tokenserver.uri?

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“https://token.services.mozilla.com/1.0/sync/1.5”

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It appears the override is working. Your issue must be something else.

Are you sure you are signed in to your Mozilla account? Check that it does not need to re-authenticate.

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If you changed the sync server url while logged into sync you need to logout of and re-login to sync otherwise the change won’t take effect.

Alternatively you could look in about:sync-log for sync error logs.

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Thank you :slight_smile:
I was wondering why FireDragon pretended to sync Mozilla stuff :stuck_out_tongue:

It is syncing now tho

Thx/Bill

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This appears to have worked, thanks!

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What is the default Firedragon’s sync server? Is it possible for example to sync through Firedragon’s server with Iceraven on mobile?

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Looks like it is https://ffsync.garudalinux.org/token/1.0/sync/1.5:

https://gitlab.com/garuda-linux/firedragon/settings/-/blob/master/firedragon.cfg?ref_type=heads#L566

You can check to see what sync server you are using by looking in about:config for identity.sync.tokenserver.uri.

Yes, you can use a custom sync server in a Firefox-based browser on Android. Typically you need to enable debug options first to expose the setting. The process is more or less as described in this Mozilla doc: How to set up Firefox Sync in Firefox for Android | Mozilla Support

Connect to a Self Hosted Mozilla account server

To customize your Mozilla account server settings:

  • Open the Firefox for Android menu.
  • Tap Settings.
  • Tap About Firefox.
  • Tap the Firefox icon 5 times.
  • Go back.
  • Tap Sync Debug.
  • Tap Custom Mozilla account server and enter your content server URL (for example: https://www.fxa.example.local).
  • Tap Custom Sync server and enter your sync server URL (for example: https://token.fxa.example.local/token/1.0/sync/1.5).
  • Tap ✕ Stop Firefox that appaered in the menu. The server changes will take effect when you run Firefox again.
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Thanks, you’re awesome :heart: Hm, I am still not making it work, is that server even up or real? Doesn’t seem to sync at all. Or is it a pretend kinda server just to get away from mozilla one? / Doesn’t matter, got it to work, had to just sign out and relogin on iceraven, sorry!

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