Ansible role for syncthing

Install and manage a Syncthing node on Linux or Solaris.

• download syncthing
• compile it if on a Solaris system to enable file watcher
• install it in {{ syncthing_home }}/bin/
• basic configuration
• (optional) manage with supervisor or systemd
• (optional) manage ufw

Requirements

• supervisor or systemd
• ufw

Role Variables

Option	Description	Default
syncthing_user	The user who runs the syncthing daemon.	syncthing
syncthing_home	Home dir of syncthing.	/home/syncthing
syncthing_address	IP:Port for webinterface.	0.0.0.0:8080
syncthing_listen	IP:Port for remote connections.	0.0.0.0:22000
syncthing_localannounce	enable/disable localAnnounce.	true
syncthing_globalannounce	enable/disable globaleAnnounce.	true
syncthing_upnp	enable/disable upnp.	true
syncthing_use_ufw	Add rule to ufw.	true
syncthing_use_systemd	Use systemd to manage process.	false
syncthing_use_supervisor	Use supervisor to manage process.	true

Example

  roles:
    - role: syncthing
      syncthing_user: syncthing
      syncthing_address: 0.0.0.0:8080
      syncthing_listen: 0.0.0.0:22000
      syncthing_home: /home/syncthing
      syncthing_localannounce: true
      syncthing_globalannounce: true
      syncthing_upnp: true

Dependencies

None

License

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