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diff --git a/network/syncthing/README b/network/syncthing/README index b5d5498278..d5672c9ded 100644 --- a/network/syncthing/README +++ b/network/syncthing/README @@ -1,9 +1,20 @@ -Syncthing provides synchronization of a folder between a number of -collaborating devices. +Syncthing (two way file sync between devices) -To start automatic at boot make /etc/rc.d/rc.syncthing executable: -chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.syncthing -and add it to /etc/rc.d/rc.local -syncthing will then be started as root +Syncthing is a free, open-source peer-to-peer, two-way file +syncronisation application available for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, +Android, Solaris, Darwin and BSD. It can sync files between devices +on a local network, or between remote devices over the Internet. -Use your browser to configure syncthing: http://127.0.0.1:8080/ +Before you can build Syncthing, you have to create a syncthing +user and group: + +# groupadd -g 307 syncthing +# useradd -d /var/lib/syncthing -g syncthing -s /bin/bash -u 307 syncthing + +This package includes a rc.syncthing startup script, suitable for +running Syncthing as a system daemon - such as on a server. + +The default location for the Syncthing config *and* sync repository +if run using the enclosed rc.syncthing is under /var/lib/syncthing, +but Syncthing is normally configured through its own web interface. +See project page for further details. |