Syncthing

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Syncthing is an open-source file synchronization client and server.

Install the packages and configure Syncthing to run at boot.

sudo pkg install syncthing
sudo sysrc syncthing_enable=YES

Create the directory where Syncthing's shares will be kept:

sudo mkdir /var/syncthing/
sudo chown -R syncthing:syncthing /var/syncthing/
sudo chmod -R 750 /var/syncthing/

Create a backup copy of the config file:

If this file doesn't already exist, start the syncthing service to generate it. Stop the service again after a few seconds.

sudo cp /usr/local/etc/syncthing/config.xml{,.orig}

Update the config file and make the following changes:

sudo vim /usr/local/etc/syncthing/config.xml

Add a firewall rule to allow incoming traffic on these ports (and then restart your firewall after to load the new rules):

TCP 22000
UDP 22000
(OPTIONAL) TCP 8384 (Syncthing's admin panel, only expose this port if you want to be able to allow remote configuration of this server)

Start Syncthing

sudo service syncthing start

Browse to the Syncthing control panel to start using the tool

https://[your-servers-ip-address]:8384

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