In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Syncthing on Void Linux.
Syncthing is an open-source file synchronization software that allows you to synchronize files between devices on a local network, or even over the internet.
Before installing any new software, it's important to update the system to ensure that you have the latest security patches and bug fixes. To do this, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Suv
This command will update the package database and list of available packages on your system.
To install Syncthing, we need to add the official Syncthing package repository to our system. To do this, we'll create a new file in /etc/xbps.d/ called syncthing.conf with the following content:
echo "repository=http://syncthing.net/release/packages/void/" | sudo tee /etc/xbps.d/syncthing.conf
Now, update your package repository databases:
sudo xbps-install -S
Finally, install the syncthing package:
sudo xbps-install -Sy syncthing
After installation, we can start Syncthing by running the following command:
syncthing
This will start the Syncthing daemon as the current user. You can also add Syncthing to your system startup to have it automatically run at boot.
By default, Syncthing will listen on 127.0.0.1:8384, which means you can only access it from the local machine. To access it from other machines on your network or over the internet, you'll need to configure Syncthing's settings.
Open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8384/ to access Syncthing's web interface. From here, you can configure your devices and folders to synchronize.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Syncthing on your Void Linux system. You can now synchronize files between devices on your local network or over the internet securely and efficiently.
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