Add the ability to use self hosted syncserver

[TcT2k]

Currently there is no way (or at least it's not documented) to use your own syncserver.

[eliserichards]

@tarzanek Closed #549 so we can track everything on this ticket 😄

[jhbruhn]

I'd love to help with this, but cannot find proper documentation on the sync library (esp. org.mozilla.accounts?) infrastructure. Would someone mind guiding me to the right documentation parts/library implementations?

[devinreams]

@jhbruhn thanks for volunteering. It's hard to describe the implementation approach but some quick pointers:

• how we added a configuration and UI in Firefox iOS: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/pull/3088
• context on how it now happens (via about:config) on Firefox Android: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1540006
• the upstream component/library this project uses for syncing logins: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/docs/api/mozilla.components.service.sync.logins/index.md

If that helps provide some context, great! If not, let us know what kind of questions you're having and we can see about pulling more information together.

[godfuture]

Firefox is syncing passwords on desktop, and lockwise "simply reads those passwords". Is is not possible for lockwise to do the same on android?

[tublitzed]

related to https://github.com/mozilla-lockwise/lockwise-ios/issues/1175

[bruvv]

https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/pull/2801/files if I am correct, this should be possible with the next release?

[TcT2k]

Now that this is implemented in firefox mobile (via developer 5 clicks on the firefox logo in settings), is there any progress on this for lockwise?

[godfuture]

There was some feedback from mozilla on google play store about negative user responses on latest android release, and it stated that they want to change (no idea in which direction) the credential editor. Isnt lock-wise, once it offers self-hosted syncserver, an alternative to the integrated firefox password store? If yes, why they would invest more time on improving something that has never been good instead of bringing self-hosted servers to lock-wise?

[HammyHavoc]

What's the state of play with this? Very interested in Lockwise, just not so sure about hosting that data on a third-party server.

[ddejean]

What's the status on this ? I'm very interested by having the feature :)