Syncthing is a powerful, open-source tool that allows you to synchronize files between multiple devices. Installing Syncthing on Alpine Linux is a straightforward process that can be accomplished in just a few steps.
Before installing Syncthing, you need to make sure that you have Alpine Linux Latest installed on your system. If you have not installed Alpine Linux Latest yet, you should follow the official documentation to do so.
Once you have Alpine Linux Latest installed, you can proceed with installing Syncthing. Syncthing is available in the official Alpine Linux repository, so you can use the system package manager to install it. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
apk add syncthing
This will download and install the Syncthing package along with its dependencies.
After Syncthing is installed, you need to configure it before you can start using it. By default, Syncthing does not run as a system service, so you need to start it manually.
First, create a user for Syncthing to run as. You can use the following command to create a user named "syncthing":
adduser -D syncthing
Next, switch to the newly created user by using the following command:
su syncthing
Now that you are logged in as the Syncthing user, you can start Syncthing by using the following command:
syncthing
Once Syncthing is running, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8384. This will take you to the Syncthing web interface, where you can configure and manage your SyncThing installation.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Syncthing on Alpine Linux Latest, and how to configure and start it. After you complete these steps, you will be ready to start synchronizing files between multiple devices with Syncthing.
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