macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install syncthinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install syncthingMacPorts ports tree · net/syncthing/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install syncthing with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Open source continuous file synchronization application. Version 2.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-02.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add syncthingAlpine Linux edge package indexes · syncthing · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install golang-github-syncthing-syncthing-devDebian stable package indexes · golang-github-syncthing-syncthing-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install syncthingFedora Rawhide package metadata · syncthing · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#syncthingnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sy/syncthing/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S syncthingArch Linux sync databases · syncthing · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install syncthingopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · syncthing · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install syncthingChocolatey community package catalog · syncthing · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/syncthingScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/syncthing.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id BillStewart.SyncthingWindowsSetup -eWindows Package Manager source index · BillStewart.SyncthingWindowsSetup · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Open source continuous file synchronization application
Project links
Commands and aliases
- syncthing
history
Project history and usage
Syncthing is an open source continuous file synchronization program built around direct device-to-device syncing, documented protocols, and local ownership of data. It is one of the canonical modern examples of a daemon-plus-CLI package that users install from system package managers on many operating systems.
Project history
The official site describes Syncthing as synchronizing files between two or more computers in real time while keeping data on users' own machines. It emphasizes encrypted communication, authenticated devices, documented protocols, open source code, and open development.
Syncthing's v1.0.0 release notes say the major release recognized that the software was widely used and no longer really in beta, without introducing a breaking change. Its v2.0.0 release notes later introduced major internal and CLI-facing changes, including a switch from LevelDB to SQLite, structured logging, modernized command-line option parsing, and multiple default connections between v2 devices.
Adoption history
The official getting-started guide assumes users may install on multiple machines and points to community flavors for cross-platform GUI and platform-specific integrations while noting that they share the same core. The input package metadata lists broad packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, Alpine, Arch, Chocolatey, Scoop, winget, MacPorts, Nix, and zypper.
How it is used
Common use starts by launching the `syncthing` binary, which creates configuration and crypto keys on first start, opens or serves the local web GUI on localhost, and identifies each machine by a device ID. Users exchange device IDs, add remote devices, and share folders; the daemon then keeps files synchronized continuously.
Why package nerds care
Syncthing matters to package-manager culture because it is a serious long-running network service distributed as a normal user-installable binary. Packagers care about service units, config and state paths, crypto key storage, upgrade behavior, cross-platform builds, and whether GUI wrappers can share a stable core.
Timeline
- v1.0.0: Release notes state that Syncthing was widely used and no longer really in beta.
- v1.27.0: Documentation records the Unix-like default config and database location changing to XDG state paths.
- v2.0.0: First 2.0 release switched the database backend to SQLite and modernized command-line option parsing.
Related projects
- The official getting-started guide mentions community flavors such as Syncthing-GTK and platform-specific wrappers for Windows and Android, all sharing the core Syncthing engine.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
formula declares a Homebrew service.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- formula declares a Homebrew service
Signals
- metadata:service
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Syncthing/config.xml- Unix
$XDG_STATE_HOME/syncthing/config.xml~/.local/state/syncthing/config.xml- Windows
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Syncthing\config.xml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Syncthing/cert.pem~/Library/Application Support/Syncthing/key.pem- Unix
$XDG_STATE_HOME/syncthing/cert.pem$XDG_STATE_HOME/syncthing/key.pem~/.local/state/syncthing/cert.pem~/.local/state/syncthing/key.pem- Windows
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Syncthing\cert.pem%LOCALAPPDATA%\Syncthing\key.pem
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
syncthing | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.1.1
manager updated2026-06-02
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.1.1
https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:syncthing |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/syncthing |
| Homepage | https://syncthing.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.syncthing.net/ |
| License | MPL-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-02T13:37:29Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | syncthing |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
golang-github-syncthing-syncthing-dev 1.29.5~ds1-2
decentralized file synchronization - dev package
sudo apt install golang-github-syncthing-syncthing-dev- Section: golang
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: syncthing
- 32 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Debian apt95%
syncthing 1.29.5~ds1-2
decentralized file synchronization
sudo apt install syncthing- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Debian apt95%
syncthing-discosrv 1.29.5~ds1-2
decentralized file synchronization - discovery server
sudo apt install syncthing-discosrv- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: syncthing
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Debian apt95%
syncthing-relaysrv 1.29.5~ds1-2
decentralized file synchronization - relay server
sudo apt install syncthing-relaysrv- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: syncthing
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Nix95%
syncthing
nix profile install nixpkgs#syncthing- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Ubuntu apt95%
golang-github-syncthing-syncthing-dev 1.27.2~ds4-1
decentralized file synchronization - dev package
sudo apt install golang-github-syncthing-syncthing-dev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: syncthing
- 32 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Ubuntu apt95%
syncthing 1.27.2~ds4-1
decentralized file synchronization
sudo apt install syncthing- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Ubuntu apt95%
syncthing-discosrv 1.27.2~ds4-1
decentralized file synchronization - discovery server
sudo apt install syncthing-discosrv- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: syncthing
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
Ubuntu apt95%
syncthing-relaysrv 1.27.2~ds4-1
decentralized file synchronization - relay server
sudo apt install syncthing-relaysrv- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: syncthing
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
apk95%
syncthing 2.1.1-r0
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization
sudo apk add syncthing- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: syncthing
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
apk95%
syncthing-doc 2.1.1-r0
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization (documentation)
sudo apk add syncthing-doc- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: syncthing
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
apk95%
syncthing-nftrules 2.1.1-r0
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization (nftables ruleset)
sudo apk add syncthing-nftrules- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: syncthing
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
apk95%
syncthing-openrc 2.1.1-r0
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization (OpenRC init scripts)
sudo apk add syncthing-openrc- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: syncthing
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
apk95%
syncthing-systemd 2.1.1-r0
Open Source Continuous File Synchronization (systemd files)
sudo apk add syncthing-systemd- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: syncthing
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
apk95%
syncthing-utils 2.1.1-r0
Syncthing server utilities
sudo apk add syncthing-utils- License: MPL-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: syncthing
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
dnf95%
syncthing 2.0.14-3.fc45
Continuous File Synchronization
https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing
sudo dnf install syncthing- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause-Views AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND OFL-1.1 AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (MIT OR Unlicense)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: syncthing
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Syncthing
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment