Community Contributions — Syncthing documentation (original) (raw)

This page lists integrations, addons and packagings of Syncthing created by the community. Like all documentation pages, it’s wiki editable so please do edit and add your own.

GUI Wrappers¶

Cross-platform¶

• Syncthing Tray

Android¶

• Syncthing-Fork
  An Android app for the Syncthing binary with extended functionality.

Windows¶

• SyncTrayzor v2 (GermanCoding’s fork of SyncTrayzor, updated for Syncthing v2)

macOS / iOS¶

• syncthing-macos
  syncthing-macos is a native macOS Syncthing tray application bundle. It hosts and wraps Syncthing, making it behave more like a native macOS application and less like a command-line utility with a web browser interface.
• Synctrain
  Synctrain is an open source, native app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS that combines Syncthing with a file-centered UI with focus on selective and on-demand file synchronization. It can be installed from the App Store.

Linux¶

• Syncthing Indicator
  GNOME Shell extension: A Syncthing indicator for starting, monitoring and controlling the Syncthing daemon using systemd.
• Syncthing Toggle
  GNOME Shell extension: A quick setting for turning on and off the Syncthing systemd service and opening the Web GUI.
• SyncThingy
  Simple tray indicator written in C++ targeted at Flatpak users.
• syncthing-quick-status
  Small bash application with minimal dependencies, for a simple colorful representation of the current status.
• steamdeck-decky-syncthing
  A Steam Deck (Decky Loader) plugin for controlling Syncthing from the Steam Big Picture / Steam Deck UI.

Command Line Tools¶

• STC
  Syncthing Cli - a simple command line tool for getting status and performing basic operations from the shell / terminal without need of a web browser.
• syncthing-graph
  Very simple graph (dot format) generator for Syncthing config.xml.
• syncthing-map
  A cross-platform utility to map Syncthing devices and shared folders. Generates a visual representation of the relationships between several devices and their respective folders, including special folder types (send-only, receive-only). Requires each device’s XML configuration file as input.

Packages and Bundlings¶

Cross-platform¶

• Webi: syncthing
  Mac, Linux:
  $ curl -sS https://webinstall.dev/syncthing | bash
  Windows 10 (build 1803) or later

  curl.exe -A MS https://webinstall.dev/syncthing | powershell

Windows¶

• Syncthing Windows Setup
  A lightweight yet full-featured Windows installer built using Inno Setup. Supports both admin and regular user installation, auto-start, firewall integration as well as silent installation.

Debian / Ubuntu¶

• Official packages: https://apt.syncthing.net/
• Debian packages: syncthing, syncthing-discosrv and syncthing-relaysrv

Fedora / CentOS¶

For Fedora Syncthing is now in the official repo : https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/syncthing

Unofficial RPM repo of Syncthing (sources)

Arch Linux¶

• Official Extra Repository: syncthing
• Arch User Repository: syncthingtray-qt6

Docker¶

• docker-syncthing from LinuxServer
• Dockerfiles for Syncthing and Syncthing Discovery Server. Latest binary releases used for both.
• docker-syncthingA fully baked docker container that allows custom config and will keep your settings and data past docker image restarts.
• syncthing-docker-scratchBuilds docker containers from scratch base and/or runs the containers in docker or rkt.
• rpi-syncthingConfigurable image for the Raspberry Pi.
• Syncthing for Home Assistant OSA docker based addon for Home Assistant Operating System

Gentoo¶

Official net-p2p package: syncthing

FreeBSD¶

FreshPorts: syncthing

macOS¶

MacPorts: syncthing

$ sudo port install syncthing

OpenBSD¶

Official ports: syncthing and QSyncthingTray

OpenSUSE¶

Official packages: syncthing and qsyncthingtray

Synology NAS (DSM)¶

• Synocommunity: add http://packages.synocommunity.com/ to the Package Center in DSM or view the browsable repository. Numerous CPU architectures are supported. SPK’s may be older versions, however you can execute a Syncthing version upgrade via the web GUI after installation.

QNAP NAS (QTS)¶

Syncthing QPKG (Qnap Package) available for ALL models x86, x86_64, Arm (all including new models). Syncthing running as root <https://www.myqnap.org/product/syncthing-run-as-root/>

RockStor¶

Docker container and registry entry

Cloudron¶

Syncthing is available as a 1-click install on Cloudron. For those unaware, Cloudron makes it easy to run apps on your server and keep them up-to-date and secure.

There is a demo available (username: cloudron password: cloudron)

The Cloudron package is developed here.

WD My Cloud NAS¶

Packages for OS3 available on WDCommunity.

Integrations¶

REST API Bindings¶

• Python: https://github.com/blakev/python-syncthing (https://pypi.org/project/syncthing/)
• PHP: https://github.com/terzinnorbert/syncthing-rest

Configuration management¶

• puppet-syncthing
• ansible-syncthing
• Command line interface: syncthingmanager
• syncthing-configd
  A daemon that automatically manages certain aspects of the Syncthing configuration, such as automatically accepting or removing devices / folders based on patterns.

Monitoring¶

• sm² (Syncthing Multi Server Monitor)
  A Docker container made to “monitor multiple Syncthing instances while using as little diskspace & memory while doing it.”

Resolving conflicts¶

• syncthing-resolve-conflicts
  A small bash script that handles synchronization conflicts in text files that may pop up when using Syncthing. It is inspired by thepacdiff utility from Arch Linux. A diff utility can be used to merge the files and keep them up to date.
• syncthing_merge_babashka
  A small script written in Clojure and Babashka (and thus requires Babashka dependency) that helps to resolve conflicts via emacsclient, vimdiff or other tools. It takes a directory, finds each conflict and let the user decide whether to open the merge program or to skip the file.

Older, Possibly Unmaintained¶

Note

These projects have not been updated in quite a while. They may still be usable, or they may be in disrepair. If you are the maintainer of one of these and you have revived the project, please update this page accordingly.

• syncthing-android (Archived on 2024-12-03)
• SyncTrayzor (Original version by Antony Male - archived on 2025-04-03)
• a-sync
• syncthing-tray-gtk3 (Archived as of 2023-12-29)
• Syncthing-GTK (Fork from Kozec)
• Syncthing Icon (Last compatible GNOME Shell version 43)
• https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-lite
• https://github.com/sieren/QSyncthingTray
• https://github.com/akissa/pysyncthing
• https://github.com/retgoat/syncthing-ruby
• https://github.com/codabrink/Windows-Syncthing-Installer
• https://github.com/gutenye/syncthing-kindle
• https://github.com/m0ppers/syncthing-bar (OSX 10.10 only)
• https://github.com/graboluk/stiko
• https://www.asustor.com/apps/app_detail?id=552
• https://source.small-tech.org/project/pulse-swift/tree/master
• https://github.com/icaruseffect/syncthing-ubuntu-indicator
• https://github.com/bloones/SyncThingWin
• https://github.com/thunderbirdtr/syncthing_rpm
• https://github.com/dapperstout/pulse-java
• https://github.com/cebe/pulse-php-discover
• https://github.com/sebw/bitbar-plugins
• https://github.com/nhojb/SyncthingBar
• https://github.com/jastBytes/SyncthingTray
• https://github.com/alex2108/syncthing-tray
• munin-syncthing