# What is the best to set up DEVONthink so that my research assistant and I can access the same database?

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> [@rkaplan](#):
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> Set up a Sync store on iCloud or a Synology NAS drive with WebDAV or Dropbox

AFAIK, iCloud (and perhaps Dropbox, too?) requires the _same_ AppleID for every one syncing with it. So one would either have to set up a new, dummy one that both people share or use another sync method.

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