Syncthing is a powerful, free and open source file syncing tool that supports Mac, Linux, Windows, Solaris, BSD, Android and most NAS solutions.
In this video you'll learn how to install Syncthing, how to pair your machines, how to share files, how to setup up remote access and much more.
LINKS
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Autostart on Windows: docs.syncthing.net/users/auto...
File watching: docs.syncthing.net/users/faq....
Synology Syncthing: synocommunity.com/package/syn...
QNap Syncthing: qnapclub.eu/en/qpkg/692
CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Start
00:33 - Peer-to-Peer Syncing
02:22 - Installing on MacOS
03:15 - Installing on Linux
04:11 - Installing on Windows
05:49 - Basic Setup
10:43 - Testing File Sync
12:16 - Adding a Third Machine
15:43 - File Versioning
16:53 - Ignoring Files
18:15 - Adding Remote Machines
21:22 - Port Forwarding & Relaying
24:44 - Topology
26:13 - Integrating with iOS
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Synchthing is, IMHO, the single most useful software tool I have ever used. In the past, when I needed to share something with another device I would send an e-mail to myself (my Inbox is full of mails 'from: me'), For small files I wouldn't even bother with Google Drive, because it is so slow and sometimes you just don't have an Internet connection. But now, with Syncthing, I'm finally able to keep a shared folder on all my devices. The fact it's free and open source is another big plus.
So true, I think about how easy things would've been if I knew about it sooner.
im so glad i discovered this than sticking with icloud
I've watched several videos on setting up syncthing. Yours is by far the most comprehensive and clear. Thanks!
The more I learn about these linux software, the more I feel my iPhone is absolutely a piece of trash.
This is a great video -- plenty of options presented, along with a lot of recommendations that are obviously the result of a lot of testing, experimentation, and running down dead ends. Only commenting for the algorithm, but while I'm doing so I wanted to say thank you for saving a lot of people a tremendous amount of time by sharing this information. Best of luck on continued growth of your channel.
Very good introduction to syncthing. In the middle of your video I was having a hard time keeping track of all your OS switches between Ubuntu, Windows and Mac, because they all look the same to the unexperienced eye. Next time it might help your viewers if you could add a big fat text layer on top of your screencap video which shows what we're watching right now. Also it would help if you could highlight some menus or text boxes, which you're about to interact with, so your viewer's eyes can follow along more easily. Apart from that I really loved your well spoken explanations! Thank you!
I am so excited to implement this into a now remote video editing team workflow. I really appreciate how to translate what you are doing into English, it helps me learn more about what I typically just copy and paste from smarter people such as yourself.
Thanks for this. I was looking for a simple way to sync two computers on a private network and came across syncthing, but all the other videos and articles I read were aimed at more experienced users. You video is, as far as I can tell, unique in that you cover what someone like me needs to know and then go on to more sophisticated uses. If this is a typical example of your teaching style, you're great at it!
I've been using syncthing for some time and this is probably the best introduction! Very well done!
That was massively helpful. I already have my phone synced to my desktop. But I did a very rudimentary job of it. You definitely showed me how I can do it properly.
Very comprehensive and newb friendly guide! I found this program a month ago and I find it so convenient, better than uploading to the cloud and then sharing links.
I had trouble with the SyncTrazor. The issue was about the versions of the synching. But your video covered the topic so well that I could follow all the steps from the beginning to finally sync a folder successfully on my PC and on my Android phone. I can't thank you enough. The sync is seamless and instantaneous. Thank you very much, dear TechCraft. I have liked and shared the video and looking for other videos on the channel. If I find them useful, I'll subscribe to the channel right away.
Oh man , your tutorial is amazingly easy to understand , I’ll definitely use your video to help my friends set up Syncthing. Thanks.
Your channel has become my IT notebook, whatever I need related to IT is in your videos, thank you so much for the effort
That's very nice to hear!
30mins, every second is gold, absolutely 0 rubbish. And this is the kinda of video, i would download onto my pc, and archive it with syncthing installer, and send it to my friends. i started with resilo sync, but it wasn't quite reliable, until i found this gem software, and i am running synctrayzor coz i am lazy haha. the software works like a dream. came here to watch your video just to check have i missed any setting/tip/tricks, and sir i am not disappointed.
Best SyncThing Tutorial I have seen thus far. Well done. Thank you for this great tutorial.
Wow, great video, I just found out about your channel by watching this video, I've seen others Syncthing video/tutorial, but what you said is the most detailed and then the working principle is also said. Because this kind of video shows the user's knowledge points and how to use them, I like this kind of comprehensive video the best, I hope your channel will get better and better. 👍
This is a really good tutorial. I have been using Syncthing for about 2 years now by figuring it out alone, and it works, but I understand some parts of it better now through your video. Thank you.
Definitely the best explanation I have seen for Syncthing. Thank you.
Nicely done. I got all the basics working before I saw this video, but I now know a bit more. So thank you.
You coverd almost everything. Great job!
this was a great video. Good pace, thorough walkthrough and elaborating on pitfalls. Why am I only now stumbling on this channel?
What a great video 🎉. Thank you for going into detail and showing off your setup
Super easy to follow. Such a great video. Keep'em coming :)
simple clear and to the point keep up the great work
This is the best tutorial on Syncthing to date! Instead of exposing mine to the internet however, I use tailscale to make a private mesh VPN between my devices and the devices behave as if they're all on the same LAN.
i've been ssing around on a friends soft soft for years, finally bought it. I found your videos and instantly subscribed and have been
Bro this thing is so powerful bro everytime i go out of my house ive got my obsidian workspace, my music, my tachiyomi/tachidesk in my phone synced from my computer damn this is awesome and its free ive already donated to syncthing
Pretty great intro to setting up syncthing. Covered the important stuff. 👌🏽
Thank You for this detailed tutorial. This is exactly what I was looking for.
Amazing explanation with amazing quality!
Very helpful thanks, went into more detail than expected but that's no complaint
Too little subs for such high quality content. Keep it up! Great work! Thank you, saved me from reading docs.
Great explanation of Syncthing, detailed and clear thanks Rob!
Great video, very informational! I hadn't heard of Syncthing, thank you!
Thank you so much for this! It's answered almost every question I've had about how to get Syncthing integrated into y home system!
tailscale and syncthing together are a deadly combo :)
Thanks, this is an excellent video. Much appreciated.
Extremely helpful video man. Thanks a ton!
Thank you for a very helpful video. I now understand much more on SyncThing than before.
Thanks for the effort you put on your videos! Really high quality ones!
You. Sir, are magnificent. As a complete and very ungifted noob I've fought with this for MONTHS and was ready to give up. Now, after barely an hour(!!!) I have fully functional sync between Win, LX, Mac and Androids with no lose ends (ah, well, almost no lose ends). Grand Merci!!!
Great tutorial. I recently set up CasaOS on a Pi 4 as a NAS an wanted a simpler way of syncing folders than the pain of using SAMBA. with this I have my important stuff on my Zorin OS set up sent to my Pi 4 in about 5 minutes. Thanks for the info!
You explain in very simple and easy ... thank you ... this is very informative 🎉
"Ugh, I don't want to watch a half hour of....wait...huh...that's really interesting." Nicely done. o7
Perfect overview, thank you!
This is very useful, thank you! Great content as always
this my 1st video i watch from your channel. amazing. your channel name suit well for this video
This may be the best video I seen about Syncthing :D
Thank you for this very nice and informative introduction in synchthing. 👍
Excellently explained! Thank you!
Love it! Was pleased to see great integration with android. Using this with my emulators to seamlessly sync saves between my PC, steam deck, and handheld android emulator device
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. noone else explains it like you did
Boy did I hit the jackpot when I clicked on this video! Pat yourself on the back, you have made the internet that much better :)
My use case is for synchronizing Obsidian on my laptop and on my Android phone, and the tutorial answered all the questions I had. It was very easy to follow. Syncing with git was a pain in the neck to say the least and syncthing solves the problem. Thanks for sharing knowledge!
This is the very use case I have being looking for a solution on.
Thank you for a very informative video 🙂! Just a quick comment on the ignore patterns - you don't need the first two ** in ***/*.tmp as the pattern is exactly the same as using just *.tmp. The two *** are only useful if you look inside a specific directory, e.g. dir1/**/*.tmp, which will find any *.tmp files inside dir1 and its subfolders.
Is it ** or .* (I know in grep wildcard is .* - Zero or more occurrences of any single character)
The SSH tunneling command is very helpful. Thanks!
Love your content Rob, excellent stuff.
And for those using it in a windows server, tcp port 22000 needs to be manually opened in 100% of the situations i ran into in order for it to work properly. Sometimes you also need to have static IPs and have them set up to the correct IP and port instead of it being dynamic in syncthing
Great video 👍
Absolute perfect Information on point. Thank you very much!
aw man what a great piece of software and what a great tutorial thanks mate
Amazingly well done video. Would love to see your production setup! Subbed.
Thanks for the kind words. I did a brief studio here recently: kzhead.info/sun/d6aYaLyMg6R8o3k/bejne.html
Great tutorial! I can now take my passwords from the cloud service and sync it locally. And it is also Two Way Sync! Marvelous! Thank you!
Great syncthing tutorial!
This is amazing.. really! i asked my wife if i should just pay for obsidian notes "sync" feature.. she said "you must just take notes some other way" And i guess i could. using google docs or something But then i found this... oh my god. Syncthing is amazing - when it's been set up. The guide on the official page is more or less non-existent. Thank you for this video. Saving me 10 bucks per month!
Excellent content and presentation. Subscibed!
Thank you for the excellent tutorial.
Really good video appreciated the facts and not stuffing it full of filler content.
Thanks for the super well explained video - i have been looking for a good alternative to reslio sync for yeears but was too lazy - this is a perfect solution!
Man, this is amazing
This is a late but a big thank-you note since I should have done this earlier.:) Thank you very much to share the in-depth explanation of syncthing and it resolves my sync issue among multiple devices. In my workflow, I need to use VPN frequently but iCloud's syncing is so unpredictable between my Apple devices. In other words, if I forget to turn off the VPN, the iCloud sync halts and data between devices will be conflicted all the time. I even gave up iCloud but use GitHub/git-server to sync my fleet notes between home and work emacs manually. Surprisingly, syncthing that you introduced resolved my issue magically and I do not have to remind myself to turn off the VPN again before syncing or doing stupid git-commands for simply syncing my notes.:) BTW, the "mobius sync" actually work with my ivim(vim in iOS) well, and I was wondering how your next-cloud experiment is. Again, a big thanks to you! Cheers!
Very well done. i just recently buit a server (W10 pc) and will use this as backup solution over Ethernet. Subscribed. -Dino
Excellent tut. Thank you.
Great video and software, thank you.
You deserve more subscribers. I'll do my part.
Thanks!
thank you, great video
I use this software so Much. I love it
Great tutorial!
Thank you so much!
Great vid, thanks a bunch
I don’t have words to describe how happy I am about this app. And the explanation was so easy to follow! Such a pain when I tried to sync from one computer to another using OneDrive. And you have to manually do it, it doesn’t just sync automatically….One somewhat related question. What’s the best way to sync 2 folders on the same Mac?
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Very helpful thanks
Great video. A method I use for remote sharing with SyncThing is a free ZeroTier account. Very easy to setup and administer.
Great video !
Great video. Thanks!!!
Great video (: Please keep us updated on the iOS alternative ^^
Thanks, for the great content.
Good video. A really helpful thing would have been to make it clearer which machine we were looking at on each switch
Good suggestion!
Greetings! Love your youtube channel and have been sharing your content with all my friends on the tech community. Would love to see a video from you exploring virtual machines capabilities on the ipad pro using UTM (QEMU technology that allow users to run Windows or linux systems on iPad). A kali vm would be sick. I would try myself, but will get my first iPad pro on Xmas. Cheers!
Nevermind! A friend ;) just told me that it requires jailbreak. Thanks again!
Sadly yes. Since iOS14 UTM needs a jailbreak.
😁 Easily one of the best videos on Syncthing I've come across, thank you. If I were to connect my family member's (not on my home network.) phones for syncing on my pc, would it appear (to my internet provider) that I'm running a server? I've already had my internet temporarily disconnected by my provider for testing servers, and really don't want to have to go through that process again. It seems that my provider is not learning friendly, and I'm not ready to upgrade to a business plan (+30/mth) just for learning/experimenting. I do eventually plan on moving over to a vps, but after a bit more studying.
Thank you! 🙂
Thanks so much.....I was trying for years how to share data between phone and laptop easily
Excellent presentation of what looks like a great piece of software. I'll research how the Syncthing devs get paid before I go further. Thanks for sharing.
Syncthing has a corporate sponsor: Kastelo. They offer development services and enterprise support for Syncthing
Interesting, thanks. I think I’ll stick with unison for now but it’s good to know what’s out there if I need a more general solution.
Thanks, Rob, for a very helpful, very efficient video. One question I have about Syncthing, as someone coming from Resilio Sync: with Resilio, placeholder files are a very important feature. I don't have to keep a copy of every file on each connected machine because the placeholder files allow me to download any full file on demand. This is the equivalent of Dropbox or Google Drive's "smart" on-demand or placeholder sync. Does some equivalent system exist for Syncthing?
Good tutorial and good intro. The challange I see with syncthing is an easy working system to restore files in case you need them. it gets confusing with the browser interface
perfect 👍
Great video