Syncthing
Syncthing is a free, open-source, peer-to-peer file synchronization application that's written in Go. It synchronizes files between two or more computers securely and seamlessly.
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In this section, we'll be setting up Syncthing for the first time. For this guide, we'll assume you want to set up a folder on your Ultra.cc service as your "dropbox," which will be synced automatically to your Windows PC.
Prerequisites
- Download and install Syncthing on both your Ultra.cc service and the devices you prefer. You may refer to Syncthing Downloads to get which apps to use for your preferred platform. For this guide, we'll be installing SyncTrazor along with Syncthing on the Ultra.cc service.
- Login to your Ultra.cc service via SSH and create a folder that will be used to sync data between your Ultra.cc service and your local machine. For this guide, we'll be creating a folder named
Syncthing
. Also, get the absolute path of the folder by doingpwd
as shown below.
docs@spica:~$ mkdir Syncthing
docs@spica:~$ ls
bin Downloads files media openvpn Syncthing watch www
docs@spica:~$ cd Syncthing/
docs@spica:~/Syncthing$ pwd
/home/ultradocs/Syncthing
Set up Syncthing on Ultra.cc service
- Upon installation and entering the set credentials, the
Allow Anonymous Usage Reporting?
window appears. Read over this and select if you agree with data reporting or not. - Click Add folder
- Then enter the following information:
General
Folder Label: {Any}
Folder Path: {output of pwd}
- Click Save
Set up Sharing on the PC
- Get the Slot's device ID by going to Actions -> Show ID. Copy the generated ID above.
- Launch SyncTrazor, the
Allow Anonymous Usage Reporting?
window appears. Read over this and select if you agree with data reporting or not. - Then under
Remote Devices
, click Add Remote Device - Then enter the following information:
General
Device ID: {Paste Slot Device ID here}
Device Name: {can be blank}
Sharing
Auto accept: Checked
Advanced
Addresses: Listen Address of Syncthing as given in your Control Panel.
Example: tcp://spica-direct.usbx.me:16812
Incoming Rate Limit (KiB/s): 20000
Outgoing Rate Limit (KiB/s): 20000
- Click Save
- Go back to your Syncthing Slot; you should see a New Device window. Confirm that it is indeed your device by checking the Device names and Device IDs shown and click Add device.
- Then enter the following information. Once that's done, click Save.
General
Device ID: {SyncTrazor Device ID here}
Device Name: {automatically filled}
Sharing
Auto accept: Checked
Share Folders with Device: {Check the folder you just created. In this case, Syncbox}
Advanced: Device Limits
Incoming Rate Limit (KiB/s): {optional}
Outgoing Rate Limit (KiB/s): {optional}
- Your synced Slot folder will show up on SyncTrazor in
%HOMEPATH%
. For this case, it's in%HOMEPATH%\\Syncbox
- To sync files to and from your Slot, just copy/move files from your Slot/PC to
Syncbox
, and it will automatically sync.
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