Syncing localStorage

Question

I'm looking for a solution that allows a browser's localStorage to be less local, so that people can access their data on multiple devices. The traditional way is to run a database on a server and have people log in; but I'm trying to avoid doing that. I'd like the server side to be lightweight - perhaps even completely static if possible - and to not have the job of safely storing passwords, worrying about data protection etc.

Many browsers have a login of some sort -- Google Account, Firefox Account etc -- that ties a user's browsers together. So the ideal solution would be to store data in localStorage, but use that account to sync across devices. There are interfaces such as chrome.storage that seem to be available to packaged apps, but not to ordinary web pages.

Is something like this possible with present technologies?

Answer 1

I would consider using a tool like firebase web, it would save you tons of time on development and it will sync all your clients to the data.

https://firebase.google.com/docs/storage/web/start