Cloud Servers - Syncthing

This WIP is based on setting up on a Debian based LXC.

Links:

• Web Site
• Documentation
• GitHub

Installing Syncthing

Add the release PGP keys:

• sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
• sudo curl -L -o /etc/apt/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg https://syncthing.net/release-key.gpg

Add the "stable" channel to your APT sources:

• echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list

Update and install syncthing:

• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install syncthing
• vi ~/.local/state/syncthing/config.xml
  • Change <address> to 0.0.0.0:8384 (line 55)

Set up as a system service

Based on configuring it for a regular user.

(Replace “myuser” with the actual Syncthing user after the @:)

• systemctl enable syncthing@myuser.service
• systemctl start syncthing@myuser.service

Client setup

Really, Syncthing is more of a peer-to-peer thing. So the server & client are the same thing. Which it is depends on how you're using it.

Linux (LMDE6)

See the installation section above.

Android

Pretty simple, search for Syncthing in the Play Store (or through F-Droid).

Windows

Syncthing Windows Setup: a lightweight yet full-featured Windows installer

macOS

syncthing-macos: macOS application bundle