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| - | ====== SyncThing ====== | + | ====== |
| - | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
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| + | It also bypass the need for exposing your server to the internet due to the usage of an anonymous network or interface servers (which you could also host if you like). | ||
| It basically keep folders in synchronization between hosts. hosts can be computers and also mobile devices. | It basically keep folders in synchronization between hosts. hosts can be computers and also mobile devices. | ||
| - | __Remember: | + | __Remember: |
| + | (not even for your mobile devices, but if you [[selfhost: | ||
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| + | Syncthing can be configured via a nice web interface. | ||
| ===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | For SyncThing to be useful you need to run it as the **users** group, and you should also ensure SyncThing data and logs are stored on your raid arrays. Edit the **/ | + | Syncthing is configured via **/ |
| - | <file - synchting> | + | |
| - | SYNCTHING_USER=" | + | |
| - | SYNCTHING_GROUP=" | + | |
| - | # Configuration directory | + | There is a wiki page on Gentoo [[https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/ |
| - | SYNCTHING_HOMEDIR=" | + | |
| - | # Log file location | + | You want to run Syncthing as the user you need your data synched as. |
| - | SYNCTHING_LOGFILE="/ | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
| - | And create the **/ | + | After you have set it up, you should login as that specific user and run it once manually: |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| - | mkdir /data/syncthing | + | syncthing |
| </ | </ | ||
| + | then close it. This will create the basic internal configuration files needed. | ||
| - | ===== Usage ===== | + | You most probably don't want to run the standard instance of syncthing but always make a copy of it for the user or groups you want. For example, if you need to run a syncthing to sync your mobile phone stuff as user **myuser**, you will need to: |
| + | * copy **/ | ||
| + | * symlink **/ | ||
| - | Add it to default runlevel | + | then edit (see below) the config file and start the service: |
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| - | rc-update add syncthing default | + | rc-update add syncthing.myser |
| - | /etc/init.t/syncthing start | + | /etc/init.d/syncthing.myuser |
| </ | </ | ||
| - | Open your browser to **http:// | + | ===== Configuration (per user) ===== |
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| + | For SyncThing to be useful you need to run it as a specific user or group, and assign a unique port to it. | ||
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| + | Edit the **/ | ||
| + | <file - synchting> | ||
| + | SYNCTHING_GUI_ADDRESS=" | ||
| + | SYNCTHING_USER=" | ||
| + | SYNCTHING_GROUP=" | ||
| + | SYNCTHING_HOMEDIR="/ | ||
| + | SYNCTHING_LOGFILE="/ | ||
| + | SYNCTHING_UMASK=003 # to allow pid file to be read by monitor utilities | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | Remember to run syncthing manually once as the user: | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | su - myuser | ||
| + | syncthing | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | then stop it, before launching the service. | ||
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| + | ===== Reverse Proxy ===== | ||
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| + | Running syncthing under NGINX is easy, take this as example: | ||
| + | <file - syncthing.conf> | ||
| + | location / | ||
| + | proxy_pass http:// | ||
| + | proxy_read_timeout 120s; | ||
| + | proxy_set_header Host 127.0.0.1; | ||
| + | access_log off; | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | Just make sure the port is correct. | ||
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| + | ===== Usage ===== | ||
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| + | Open your browser to **http:// | ||