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[https://syncthing.net Syncthing] is a decentralized file synchronization service. You can use it to safely sync all files in a folder between different desktops/servers.
[https://syncthing.net Syncthing] is a decentralized file synchronization service. You can use it to safely sync all files in a folder between different desktops/servers.
== Setup ==
== Setup ==
To enable Syncthing, add following to your system configuration:
To enable Syncthing, add the following to your system configuration:


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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


You can confirm Syncthing runs by visiting http://127.0.0.1:8384/ and authenticate using the credentials above.
You can confirm Syncthing runs by visiting http://127.0.0.1:8384/ and authenticating using the credentials above.


== Configuration ==
== Configuration ==
Follow the official ''[https://docs.syncthing.net/intro/getting-started.html Getting Started]'' guide to get started.


Note: using a declarative configuration will overwrite files in <code>configDir</code>.
=== Sync folders and trusted remote hosts ===
 
The following configuration will trust the remote hosts <code>device1</code> and <code>device2</code> by adding their <code>id</code>s. The shares <code>Documents</code> and <code>Example</code> are added to the local node, defined by their local file paths and list of allowed devices.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
Note: every available option can be sourced from here https://mynixos.com/nixpkgs/options/services.syncthing
services.syncthing = {
 
   settings = {
You can declaratively set your Syncthing folders by using the <code>services.syncthing.devices</code> and <code>services.syncthing.folders</code> options:
     devices = {
 
       "device1" = { id = "DEVICE-ID-GOES-HERE"; };
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
      "device2" = { id = "DEVICE-ID-GOES-HERE"; };
services = {
    };
   syncthing = {
    folders = {
     enable = true;
      "Documents" = {
    user = "myusername";
        path = "/home/myusername/Documents";
    dataDir = "/home/myusername/Documents";
        devices = [ "device1" "device2" ];
    configDir = "/home/myusername/Documents/.config/syncthing";
    overrideDevices = true;    # overrides any devices added or deleted through the WebUI
    overrideFolders = true;    # overrides any folders added or deleted through the WebUI
    settings = {
       devices = {
        "device1" = { id = "DEVICE-ID-GOES-HERE"; };
        "device2" = { id = "DEVICE-ID-GOES-HERE"; };
       };
       };
       folders = {
       "Example" = {
        "Documents" = {         # Folder ID in Syncthing, also the name of folder (label) by default
         path = "/home/myusername/Example";
          path = "/home/myusername/Documents";    # Which folder to add to Syncthing
        devices = [ "device1" ];
          devices = [ "device1" "device2" ];      # Which devices to share the folder with
        # By default, Syncthing doesn't sync file permissions. This line enables it for this folder.
        };
         ignorePerms = false;
         "Example" = {
          label = "Private";                      # Optional label for the folder
          path = "/home/myusername/Example";
          devices = [ "device1" ];
          ignorePerms = false;  # By default, Syncthing doesn't sync file permissions. This line enables it for this folder.
         };
       };
       };
     };
     };
   };
   };
};
};
</syntaxhighlight>Beware when adding additional settings via <code>services.syncthing.settings</code>, because sometimes you cannot use the key as in the documentation. For example, when setting the ''Sync Protocol Listen Address'': The key in the [https://docs.syncthing.net/users/config.html#config-file-format documentation] is <code>listenAddress</code>, however, because the value is a list the key used in <code>services.syncthing.settings</code> has to be <code>listenAddresses</code> (notice the extra <code>es</code>). See the following example:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
settings = {
  options = {
    listenAddresses = [ # listenAddress in the syncthing documentation
      "relay://replay-server/?id=<device-id>"
    ];
    globalAnnounceServers = [ # globalAnnounceServer in the syncthing documentation
      "https://relay-server/?id=<device-id>"
    ];
  };
};
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
=== Declarative node IDs ===
=== Declarative node IDs ===
If you set up Syncthing with the above configuration, you will still need to manually accept the connection from your other devices. If you want to make this automatic, you must also set the key.pem and cert.pem options:
If you set up Syncthing with the above configuration, you will still need to manually accept the connection from your other devices. If you want to make this automatic, you must also set the key.pem and cert.pem options:
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cert.pem  config.xml  key.pem</syntaxhighlight>
cert.pem  config.xml  key.pem</syntaxhighlight>


== Disable default sync folder ==
== Tips and tricks ==
 
=== Disable default sync folder ===
Syncthing creates a 'Sync' folder in your home directory every time it regenerates a configuration, even if your declarative configuration does not have this folder. You can disable that by setting the STNODEFAULTFOLDER environment variable:
Syncthing creates a 'Sync' folder in your home directory every time it regenerates a configuration, even if your declarative configuration does not have this folder. You can disable that by setting the STNODEFAULTFOLDER environment variable:
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">systemd.services.syncthing.environment.STNODEFAULTFOLDER = "true"; # Don't create default ~/Sync folder</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">systemd.services.syncthing.environment.STNODEFAULTFOLDER = "true"; # Don't create default ~/Sync folder</syntaxhighlight>


== Home-manager service ==
== See also ==


https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/master/modules/services/syncthing.nix
* Home-Manager service https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/master/modules/services/syncthing.nix
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 14 October 2024

Syncthing is a decentralized file synchronization service. You can use it to safely sync all files in a folder between different desktops/servers.

Setup

To enable Syncthing, add the following to your system configuration:

services.syncthing = {
  enable = true;
  openDefaultPorts = true;
  settings.gui = {
    user = "myuser";
    password = "mypassword";
  };
};

You can confirm Syncthing runs by visiting http://127.0.0.1:8384/ and authenticating using the credentials above.

Configuration

Sync folders and trusted remote hosts

The following configuration will trust the remote hosts device1 and device2 by adding their ids. The shares Documents and Example are added to the local node, defined by their local file paths and list of allowed devices.

services.syncthing = {
  settings = {
    devices = {
      "device1" = { id = "DEVICE-ID-GOES-HERE"; };
      "device2" = { id = "DEVICE-ID-GOES-HERE"; };
    };
    folders = {
      "Documents" = {
        path = "/home/myusername/Documents";
        devices = [ "device1" "device2" ];
      };
      "Example" = {
        path = "/home/myusername/Example";
        devices = [ "device1" ];
        # By default, Syncthing doesn't sync file permissions. This line enables it for this folder.
        ignorePerms = false;
      };
    };
  };
};

Declarative node IDs

If you set up Syncthing with the above configuration, you will still need to manually accept the connection from your other devices. If you want to make this automatic, you must also set the key.pem and cert.pem options:

services = {
  syncthing = {
    key = "${</path/to/key.pem>}";
    cert = "${</path/to/cert.pem>}";
    ...
};

This will ensure your node has a stable ID.

You can optionally include the key.pem and cert.pem files in the NixOS configuration using a tool like sops-nix. See Comparison of secret managing schemes.

To generate a new key.cert and key.pem for a deployment, you can use the -generate argument:

$ nix-shell -p syncthing --run "syncthing -generate=myconfig"
2024/04/23 11:41:17 INFO: Generating ECDSA key and certificate for syncthing...
2024/04/23 11:41:17 INFO: Device ID: DMWVMM6-MKEQVB4-I4UZTRH-5A6E24O-XHQTL3K-AAI5R5L-MXNMUGX-QTGRHQ2
2024/04/23 11:41:17 INFO: Default folder created and/or linked to new config
$ ls myconfig/
cert.pem  config.xml  key.pem

Tips and tricks

Disable default sync folder

Syncthing creates a 'Sync' folder in your home directory every time it regenerates a configuration, even if your declarative configuration does not have this folder. You can disable that by setting the STNODEFAULTFOLDER environment variable:

systemd.services.syncthing.environment.STNODEFAULTFOLDER = "true"; # Don't create default ~/Sync folder

See also