Syncthing Light

Syncthing Light is a simple Windows package installer (created in Inno Setup) for install and runs Syncthing as Windows Service (without any tray utility like SyncTrayzor, Syncthing-GTK, syncthing-tray and QSyncthingTray).

Why

This should also aid those users without much technical experience to make a windows service works with Syncthing. Because the Syncthing developpers yeat don't provide a package installer for Windows for this functionality.

This ideia is based on Syncthing Windows Installer by Michael Jephcote.

Note: Automatic Upgrades do work with this installation for Syncthing only

What's Included?

• Syncthing (only latest stable builds)
• winsw ( Windows Service Wrapper)

What does it do?

• Works on both x86 & x64 machines (multiarch) for Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
• Installs winsw, Syncthing under C:\Syncthing
• Installs a service by the name of Syncthing
• Creates an entry in Add/Remove Programs so that you may uninstall (uninstalling retains your "config" folder under C:\Syncthing if you want)

Todo

• Add the TCP port 22000 Windows firewall exception automatically.
• Fix the issue "Default Folder" to "C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Sync" directory. Because Syncthing is installed as a service under the "SYSTEM" account.
• Check if .NET Framework 2.0 is really installed (requirement for winsw) for work on old Windows XP. Note: The .NET Framework 2.0 is installed since Windows Vista.
• Execute the update for a new version for Syncthing if necessary after install.
• Automatic download and install the latest Syncthing on runtime installation (not embedded approach).

Known issue

After install will be open the Syncthing WebGUI (http://127.0.0.1:8384) on your default browser. You need expand the "Default Folder". Once expanded click the "Edit" button and finally the "Delete" button. This is because Syncthing is installed as a service under the "SYSTEM" account and sets the default share path up under the "C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Sync" directory.

Download

Precompiled binaries for Windows are downloadable in the Releases section.

Compiling from source

Check the INSTALL.md file for instruction on how to compile the extension from source.

Reporting bugs

You can report bugs and ask questions at the extension's issue tracker.