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#OPENMEDIAVAULT SYNCTHING INSTALL#
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Change the GUI Options to Allow Remote Viewingīy default, the Syncthing web interface is only available to connections from the same computer. The application is now installed, but there are a few more things we need to do before it will be ready to use. cd ~Ĭomplete all of the above steps on both of your servers.

Now, we can go back to our home directory and safely remove all of the Syncthing files and directories left over. We want to copy this to a location in our PATH so that we can call it like a normal application.ĭo this with sudo privileges by typing: sudo cp syncthing /usr/local/bin Here, we have an executable file called syncthing that we can use to start the service. Move into the newly created directory: cd syncthing* Now, we can unpack the tarball by typing: tar xzvf syncthing*.tar.gz The version and system architecture may be different for you: cd ~ On your servers, type wget followed by a space, then paste the link that you copied.

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We will download these files using the wget command on each of our servers. Instead, right-click the appropriate file and select “Copy link address” or whatever similar option you have. Do not download the file onto your local computer. If the servers you are using are 64-bits, choose the one labeled “ syncthing-linux-amd64-.”. If your Linux systems are 32-bits, choose the selection that begins with “ syncthing-linux-386-.”. There are buttons for each of the operating system types towards the bottom. To find the latest packaged version, you can go to the releases page on GitHub. The first thing we need to do to get started is download the Syncthing binary onto each of our servers. This will allow our Syncthing instances to start at boot and restart correctly, instead of spawning new instances each time as it does by default.

#OPENMEDIAVAULT SYNCTHING INSTALL#

We will install Syncthing as a system-level application and create an Upstart script. After you have completed the procedures outlined in this guide, you should have two servers, each with a directory that will mirror changes to the other computer. We will install and configure Syncthing on each of these machines so that files can be shared between them. This does not have to be separate from your regular non-root account. The regular user account in this guide will be called demouser, but you should use whatever username you would like. You should have a regular user account configured on each of these (you can find out how by following steps 1-4 in our initial server setup guide for Ubuntu 14.04 here). These will be equal partners, so there is not a primary/secondary relationship. To complete this guide, you will need access to two Ubuntu 14.04 server instances.įor the purposes of this guide, we will call these servers: This will allow you to seamlessly sync files between these servers based on configured “watch” directories.

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In this guide, we will show you how to get started using Syncthing to synchronize data between two Ubuntu 14.04 server instances. Syncthing is a compelling new option that is cross platform, completely open source, very flexible, and easy to use. There are many programs capable of keeping files in sync between different computers.

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