Syncthing Setup help
Total Noob here. Landed on Runtipi since apps are click and install and its starightfoward compare to dealing with docker files. Having said that, not totally against editing and updating small items here and there (provided i understand the consiquences).
With that said, i just installed syncthing app in RunTipi and seems like it just points to the
/app-data/migrated/syncthing/data/Sync location (under the Runtipi folder) on my Ubuntu machine and any folders and data under that.
I have plugged (mounted) a USB hard drive in and would like to sync (backup) some data from my local machine to that USB Drive.
Now my question / challenge i am facing is how do i get syncthing to "see" the mounted drive (or any other location on the Ubuntu machine)?
I am not sure which config file to update (and where is said config file) and what to update it with for syncthing to be able to see other locations on the Ubuntu machine.
Any help guidance would help.
Side note - i tried some YT videos and they all seem to gravitate towards editing docker compose files via portainer (but none of the files i saw in the Runtipi / syncthing folders looked like the ones being showed in the videos)6 Replies
You would use the overrides as explained here https://runtipi.io/docs/guides/customize-app-config
Customize app config
Homeserver management made easy
The new editor UI should make it all much simpler to manage. https://discord.com/channels/976934649643294750/976934649664253981/1391076200197263441
Thanks for the quick response! I just updated Runtipi and see that new editor in the UI.
I may need a little more hand holding here to make those suggested updates.
So (following your
Jellyfin example from that link), in my case i will need to update the docker-compose.yml for the Syncthing app. Is that correct? And no updates needed for theapp.env file. Correct?
And if i am on the right path, can you confirm if this would be a suggested updated to the file (assuming in this case i want to sync to the Documents folder on the machine:
services: syncthing: volumes: - / Documents:/DocumentsDid i get that right? Could you suggest an update?
I believe so.
There is a space between / and Documents that looks wrong to me.
Can you confirm:
- in my case i will need to update the docker-compose.yml for the Syncthing app. Is that correct?
- no updates needed for theapp.env file. Correct?
- is it the folder or the drive / full path that i need to enter into the file?
I'm pretty new to Docker in general, and I don't use Syncthing.
Having said that, It's pretty easy to change settings and try again. If you are concerned about data in /Documents, back it up or use a different directory to test.
The list of possible environment variables for use with syncthing is here https://docs.syncthing.net/v1.0.0/users/syncthing.html#options
You probably don't need any.