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Install and Setup Syncthing On Ubuntu-Debian
Install and Setup Syncthing On Ubuntu-Debian
If you want instant access to a folder across many devices, Syncthing is what you need. It is an open-source cross-platform file syncing solution
which can work locally or over the Internet! It has clients for Linux, Windows, and macOS. It also has an Android app to sync from and to
smartphones! Let’s start by installing it on the system.
Steps to Install Syncthing on Ubuntu/Debian Systems
Syncthing is not present in the default repos but has its own repo. For Ubuntu/Debian systems, you can use this repo. For other distros, you can
follow the instructions given on the Syncthing website. Here, I’ll show how to install Syncthing on an Ubuntu/Debian system.
Step 1 – Add Syncthing repo to apt sources
Firstly, let’s add the repository to our apt database to ensure that we can download the packages from the repo:
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1echo "deb https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
By default, Syncthing service listens on port 8384. Point the web browser’s address bar to 127.0.0.1:8384 to access the Syncthing Web UI.
Syncthing also provides a CLI which has the same features as the Web UI.
Syncthing Web UI
Conclusion
Syncthing is a very useful application for syncing between various devices at once. It allows granular control over how anything should be
shared via the Folder Type option. It can also be used for backups if File Versioning is turned on when editing the Folder Settings.